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| APJ Abdul Kalam - Former President |
Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge. Knowledge makes you great. - A P J Abdul Kalam
A P J Abdul Kalam (1913-2015) was among India’s best-known scientists before he became the country’s President. An alumnus of the Madras Institute of Technology, he worked for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he helped launch India’s first satellites into orbit. Later, Kalam worked on developing missiles and other strategic weapons; he was widely regarded as a national hero for leading India’s nuclear weapons tests in 1998. In 2002, Kalam was named the country’s President, and he held that position until 2007. - knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
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