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Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (born 1920)

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Satish Dhawan

Indian mathematician and engineer (1920–2002)

Satish Dhawan was an Indian mathematician and aerospace engineer. He served as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1972 to 1984 and is often regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
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January 3

Day of the year

January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.
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