Google honours ‘India’s Satellite Man’ Udupi Ramachandra Rao with doodle on his birth anniversary
India
Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 20:27 [IST]
Bengaluru, Mar 10: Google celebrated the 89th birthday of Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao, with a doodle on its home page featuring an animated image of the renowned Indian space scientist with a background of the Earth and shooting stars. Happy Birthday, Prof. Rao! Your stellar technological advancements continue to be felt across the galaxy, reads the description on Google Doodle s website.
Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protg ofDr Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India s space programme, it said. After completing his doctorate, Professor Rao brought his talents to the US, where he worked as a professor and conducted experiments on NASA s Pioneer and Explorer space probes.
Google Doodle features a sketch of Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao with a background of shooting stars.
New Delhi:
Google is celebrating the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao today, remembered by many as India s Satellite Man. Professor Rao, who died in 2017, was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Prof Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protege of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India s space program. After completing his doctorate, Prof Rao brought his talents to the US, where he worked as a professor and conducted experiments on NASA s Pioneer and Explorer space probes, the description on Google Doodle s website reads.
Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist
He passed away on July 24, 2017, in Bengaluru.
Bengaluru: Google celebrated the 89th Birthday of Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao, with a doodle on its home page featuring an animated image of the renowned Indian space scientist with a background of the Earth and shooting stars. Happy Birthday, Prof. Rao! Your stellar technological advancements continue to be felt across the galaxy, reads the description on Google Doodle s website.
Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protege of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India s space programme, it said.