Pranab R. Dastidar
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Pranab R. Dastidar Bhabha Atomic Research Center[2] |
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Pranab Rebatiranjan Dastidar (10 July 1933 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian electronics engineer and
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
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 978-0-520-23210-5. Retrieved 3 March 2022.