Pranab R. Dastidar
Pranab R. Dastidar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1933 |
| Died | 11 February 2022 (aged 88) California, USA[3] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Indian nuclear programme, team leader of Electronic Detonation System and Smiling Buddha project[4] and press the trigger button of India's first Nuclear test,[3] Design and development of INS Arihant[2] |
| Awards | Padma Shree (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronics, Nuclear Physics[1] |
| Institutions | Director at Bhabha Atomic Research Center[2] |
Pranab Rebatiranjan Dastidar (10 July 1933 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian electronics engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center.[2] Dastidar led the Electronic Detonation System in Smiling Buddha project, India's first ever nuclear bomb test.[5] He received Padma Shri in 1975.[6] He died at California on 11 February 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Academy of Sciences". fellows.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Shukla, P. K.; said, DRDO on. "Arihant: The Annihilator". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dastidar: The man who pressed the Pokhran-1 nuclear test button dies in America. India News - Times of India - Bharat Times". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "India's Nuclear Weapons Program - Smiling Buddha: 1974". nuclearweaponarchive.org. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "India's Nuclear Weapons Program - Smiling Buddha: 1974". nuclearweaponarchive.org.
- ^ Perkovich, George (2001). India's Nuclear Bomb: The Impact on Global Proliferation. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-23210-5. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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