- Do you know India produces the second-highest number of engineers in the world every year?
- There are several Indian Engineers who played an imperative part to play in assisting in the smooth operation of society
- The country is a cradle of nurturing the world’s best engineering minds for decades who have shown Indian engineering excellence to the world.
There are several Indian Engineers who played an imperative part to play in assisting in the smooth operation of society. Engineers transform abstract ideas into something that is beneficial to society and make people’s lives easier. We use products and ideas developed by engineers every day, ranging from our home appliances to the infrastructure of buildings, and tools that make our lives and tasks easy and convenient. This Engineer’s Day, Machine Maker brings 10 such legendary Indian engineers who made a mark in world history.
Sir M Visvesvaraya: The Engineer of Modern India
Pioneer of Indian engineering Sir Visvesvaraya is esteemed for planning a flood safety structure for Hyderabad. He played an imperative role in building a structure to safeguard Visakhapatnam port from sea disintegration. The dam generated the largest reservoir in Asia at the time it was built. He proceeded to become India’s most productive national engineer, dam builder, economic expert, and statesman and is still named among the previous century’s primary nation-builders. He received India's highest honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. On his birthday 15th September, India celebrates its Engineering Day.
Dr. Abdul Kalam: Taking India to Space
Dr. Abdul Kalam was a phenomenal scientist, people's President, and an extraordinary academic. He has been the dynamic strength behind numerous state-of-the-art technologies in India. In the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), he worked directly under Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the organization. He was the assignment director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle. He made an enormous effort and received the Government’s authorization to extend the project to incorporate more engineers. President Kalam received India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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Elattuvalapil Sreedharan: The Metro Man of India
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is widely known as the “Metro Man” of India and is an Indian civil engineer and a former IRSE official. He modernized and revolutionized the conditions of public transportation in India. He was the Managing Director at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation from 1995 till 2012. For his contributions, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. He was also awarded The Railway Minister’s Award for restoring a bridge in just 46 days instead of three months.
Satish Dhawan: Father of Experimental Fluids Dynamics Research
Satish Dhawan was anointed as the father of Experimental Fluid Dynamics Research in India. He was an aerospace engineer and a mathematician. He studied in India in the initial years but later moved to the United States for higher education. He was a prominent force in the research in turbulence and boundary layers, and he headed the triumphant and innovative development of the Indian Space Programme. He was the third successor to the position of Chairman of the Indian Space Research Centre (ISRO).
Satyan Pitroda: Pioneer in Computer & IT Solution
Satyan Pitroda is widely and commonly known as Sam Pitroda, born in Titlagarh in Odisha, on November 16, 1942. He is an Indian telecom engineer, pioneer, and industrialist. He helped former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi revolutionize the technology in India and introduce Computerization and hence, has been coined the title of Father of India's Computer and IT Revolution.
Priya Balasubramaniam: Face of Advanced Technological Operations
Priya Balasubramaniam is a prolific Indian engineer with a background in supply chain administration, mechanical engineering, marketing, and software engineering. As of now, she is the Vice President of Core Technologies Operations and iPhone Operations at Apple Incorporation. She is accountable for managing and supervising the value and restoring maneuvers for iPhone devices and its vital apparatus. As a woman, she has experienced discrimination had to work twice as hard, and faced twice the opposition and rejection for her endeavors.
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Thomas Kailath: Pioneer in the Field of Control Systems
Thomas Kailath is an electrical engineer, information theorist, control engineer, and entrepreneur. He is recognized as one of the preeminent figures of twentieth-century electrical engineering. Kailath is considered a pioneer in the field of Control systems. He has authored several books, including the well-known book Linear Systems, which ranks as one of the most referenced books in the field of Linear systems. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in 2009 by the Government of India for his contribution to Science and Engineering. National Medal of Science, presented by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Chewang Norphel: Bringing Water closer to Highest Altitude
Chewang Norphel, a civil engineer from Ladakh is credited with building 15 artificial glaciers to provide water in this cold and dry mountainous region of Ladakh. His efforts have increased agricultural production, thereby increasing the income of the locals. This has also reduced the migration to cities. His engineering technique has brought water closer to the villages, and most importantly and made it available to the villagers in one of the world’s driest regions. Rightly he is called the “Ice Man of India”. He was awarded Padma Shree, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.
Vinod Dham: Father of the Pentium Chip
Vinod Dham, for his generousness and contribution to the innovation of Intel’s Pentium microprocessor, is popularly known as ‘Father of the Pentium Chip’. He is also an engineer, venture capitalist and an entrepreneur. He acts as an advisory board member for many companies as well as start-ups, which are funded through his India-centred Indo-US Venture Partners.
Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel: Inventor of Carbon Dioxide Laser
Chandra Kumar Patel is an electrical engineer and he advanced the Carbon Dioxide Laser in the year 1963. The Laser is till date heavily used in industries for cutting and welding. Although, it is also used as a laser scalpel in surgery, and laser skin resurfacing. Mr. Patel presently holds 36 patents relating to lasers and their applications.
