13 Facts about APJ Abdul Kalam a.k.a Missile Man

13 Facts about APJ Abdul Kalam a.k.a Missile Man

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1. His full name Is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen  Abdul Kalam
2. He was born into a poor Muslim family, to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma on October 15, 1931.
3. Even though he came from a poor family Background, he never gave up on his education
4. Kalam did his graduation from Madras Institute of Technology(MIT).He studied Aeronautical Engineering
5. He worked as a chief scientist at DRDO and was soon transferred to ISRO.



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6. AT ISRO,Kalam was the project director to develop India’s first satellite launch vehicle (SLV 3), that placed Rohini satellite in the Earth’s orbit.



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7. He played a huge role in developing guided missiles at DRDO.Hence the Missile man
8. He was the Scientific advisor to the Government of India, responsible for many missions for many development applications.
9. He was the 11th President of the Govt. of India.



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10. Kalam's 79th birthday was recognized as World Students' Day by United Nations.
    
11. Of all his books, ‘India 2020’ is the most famous and most appreciated books.

The books depicted action plan which advocated India turning into a knowledge superpower and as one of the developed nations of the world by the year 2020

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He was the first vegetarian Bachelor  to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan

Check out this video where he gave a inspiring speech to the whole European Union: