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<h1 id="title">Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam</h1>
<p>The man who known as the missile man of india</p>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Abdul_kalam.jpg" alt="Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam" id="image">
<div id="img-caption">Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons
programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007
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<strong>1931 October : </strong>
Born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the
Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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<strong>1955 : </strong>
Kalam moved to Madras to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology.
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<strong>1960 : </strong>
As a scientist after becoming a member of the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS). He started his career by
designing a small hovercraft, but remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at DRDO
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<strong>1963 : </strong>
In 1963 to 1964, he visited NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Maryland; and Wallops Flight Facility.
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<strong>1965 : </strong>
Kalam had first started work on an expandable rocket project independently at DRDO in 1965.
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<strong>1969 : </strong>
In 1969, Kalam received the government's approval and expanded the programme to include more engineers.
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<strong>1969 July : </strong>
Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's
first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit in July
1980;
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<strong>1981 : </strong>
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with
ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government.
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<strong>1992 July : </strong>
Kalam served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and Secretary of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation from July 1992 to December 1999.
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<strong>1997 : </strong>
Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and
modernisation of defence technology in India.
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<strong>1998 : </strong>
In 1998, along with cardiologist Soma Raju, Kalam developed a low cost coronary stent, named the "Kalam-Raju Stent".
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<strong>1999 : </strong>
Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A P J Abdul Kalam.
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<strong>2001 December : </strong>
Perhaps the most notable plea was from Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri terrorist who was convicted of conspiracy in the December
2001 attack on the Indian Parliament and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of India in 2004.
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<strong>2002 : </strong>
He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote of 922,884, surpassing the 107,366 votes won by Lakshmi
Sahgal.
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<li><strong>2002 25 July : </strong>
Kalam became the 11th President of India, succeeding K. R. Narayanan.
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<li><strong>2012 May : </strong>
Kalam launched a programme for the youth of India called the What Can I Give Movement, with a central theme of defeating
corruption.
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<li><strong>2013 : </strong>
He was the recipient of the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society "to recognize excellence in the management
and leadership of a space-related project". Following his death, Kalam received numerous tributes.
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<li><strong>2015 15 October : </strong>
The Tamil Nadu state government announced that his birthday, 15 October, would be observed across the state as "Youth
Renaissance Day;" the state government further instituted the "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award," constituting an 8-gram
gold medal, a certificate and ₹500,000 (US$7,800).
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<li><strong>2015 : </strong>
On 27 July 2015, Kalam travelled to Shillong to deliver a lecture on "Creating a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian
Institute of Management Shillong. While climbing a flight of stairs, he experienced some discomfort, but was able to
enter the auditorium after a brief rest. At around 6:35 p.m. IST, only five minutes into his lecture, he collapsed. He
was rushed to the nearby Bethany Hospital in a critical condition; upon arrival, he lacked a pulse or any other signs of
life. Despite being placed in the intensive care unit, Kalam was confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 7:45 p.m
IST. His last words, to his aide Srijan Pal Singh, were reportedly: "Funny guy! Are you doing well?"
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<blockquote cite="http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/14/pm-pays-tribute-to-father-of-green-revolution-borlaug.htm"><p>A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep</p>
<cite>-- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam</cite>
</blockquote>
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<h3>
You can read more about "Missile Man" on his
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" id="tribute-link" target="_blank">wikipedia entry</a>
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