Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
From Indian Science Information
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Introduction
Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in Ahmedabad.
Career
After his early education in Ahmedabad he joined Cambridge University, UK and took his tripos in Natural Sciences in 1940. He worked for his Ph.D. under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Sir C. V. Raman at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. In 1947, he was awarded doctorate by the Cambridge University. On his return to India, Dr. Sarabhai founded PRL from where he continued his research activities. In 1962 he took over the responsibility of organising Space Research in India as Chairman of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR). Dr. Sarabhai served as Director of PRL from 1965 to 1971 and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission during 1966-1971.
