https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf Important Events from Abdul Kalam's Life en-us 2021-07-22 02:39:52 UTC 2021-07-23 14:07:02 UTC hello@padlet.com criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659387016 Abdul Kamal was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu]]> 2021-07-23 13:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659387016 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659390580 Graduated in Saint Joseph's College in Tiruchirappalli, with a degree in physics ]]> 2021-07-23 13:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659390580 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659392638 Moved to Madras to study aerospace engineering and graduated from the Madras Institute of Technology in Chennai ]]> 2021-07-23 13:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659392638 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659393870 Started working on a rocket project which later expanded under government approval to include more engineers]]> 2021-07-23 13:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659393870 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659395168 He was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)]]> 2021-07-23 13:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659395168 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659395938 First original nuclear detonation test conducted by India]]> 2021-07-23 13:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659395938 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659398008 Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) was successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near earth orbit in July ]]> 2021-07-23 13:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659398008 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659399526 Played a pivotal organizational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests]]> 2021-07-23 13:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659399526 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659400251 Served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister, and pivotal role as Secretary of the DRDO earned him the reputation of being the country's top nuclear scientist. ]]> 2021-07-23 13:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659400251 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659403211 He later served as principal scientific adviser to the government with the rank of cabinet minister]]> 2021-07-23 13:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659403211 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659404121 He also became the 11th President of India. In 2002 India’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) put forward Kalam to succeed outgoing President Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]> 2021-07-23 13:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659404121 criselrodrigues https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659405333 He died while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, he collapsed and died from a cardiac arrest on 27 July, 2015]]> 2021-07-23 13:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/criselrodrigues/ohwd49solheu85qf/wish/1659405333