Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam's outstanding inventions and achievements we describe here briefly.

1. His birth anniversary we celebrates as
“Reading Inspiration Day”
Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
The Great Son of Soil

2. Early Life
• He was born on 15 Oct 1931 at Rameshwary ,Tamilnadu
• Dr Kalam’s Father’s name was Jainulabadin and
Mothers name was Ashiyamma

3. Education
• He completed his school Education from Schwartz Higher Secondary School
, Ramnathpuram
• He graduated in Physics in 1954 Saint Joseph’s College ,Tiruchirapalli.
•He did Aerospace Engineering from MIT (Madras Institute of Technology) in
1955

4. Work At
• Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

5. Dr. Kalam’s Biggest Inventions & Achievements
• Hovercraft ‘Nandi’:
This Craft could fly both fly in air and float in water

6. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is
an Indian spaceport established on 21 November 1963.[1] Operated by the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO),
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching
Station (TERLS)
It is an Indian spaceport established on 21
November 1963. Operated by the Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO),

7. Rohini 75
• On 20 November 1967, the RH-75, the first
rocket developed in India

8. SLV 3
SLV 3
Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) was India's
first experimental satellite launch vehicle

9. ISRO
Indian Space Research Organization
It is the national space agency of the Republic of India,
headquartered in the Bengaluru.

10. Integrated Guided Missile Development
Program -1983
Agni
Trishul
Prithi
Short range surface to surface
ballistic missile
Intermediate Range Surface to
Surface Ballistic Missile
Third Generation Anti Tank Missile
Medium Range Surface to Air
Missile
Medium Range Surface to Air
Missile

11. • Nuclear Bomb explosion occurred in May 1998
• The Code was Operation Shakti
• the five nuclear bombs were designated Shakti- I through to Shakti-V.
Pokharan – I I

12. President of India
Became the president of India on
25th July 2002 ( up till 25th July 2007)
He known as people’s president of India

13. Awards

14. Books Written By Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

15. http://www.abdulkalam.com/kalam/theme/jsp/guest/index.jsp
Dr. A.P.J Kalam’s Website

16. Famous Quote of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

19. By Prof.Manisha Patil
Librarian
Santaji College,Nagpur