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| birth_name = Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon | | birth_name = Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|08|28}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|08|28}} | ||
| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[Manglore]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|11|22|1928|08|28}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|11|22|1928|08|28}} | ||
| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
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| work_institution = [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]<br>[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br>[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]] | | work_institution = [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]<br>[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br>[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]] | ||
| prizes ={{unbulleted list | | prizes ={{unbulleted list | ||
|1996 [[Abdus Salam Medal]]|1985 [[Padma Vibhushan]]|1970 [[Fellows of the Royal Society|FRS]]|1968 [[Padma Bhushan]]|1960 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] }} | |1996 [[Abdus Salam Medal]]|1985 [[Padma Vibhushan]]|1970 [[Fellows of the Royal Society|FRS]]|1968 [[Padma Bhushan]]|1960 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] }}}} | ||
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| title = [[Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation|Chairman]], [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] | |||
| term_start = January 1972 | |||
| term_end = September 1972 | |||
| predecessor = [[Vikram Sarabhai]] | |||
| successor = [[Satish Dhawan]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS}} (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/acclaimed-physicist-and-ex-isro-chief-prof-mgk-menon-dies-at-88/story-KhdZ36LxxsH1z1CasRb6CN.html|title=Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at 88|date=2016-11-22|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> also known as '''M. G. K. Menon''', was a [[physicist]] and policy maker from India. He had a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India over four decades. One of his most important contributions was nurturing the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]], which his mentor [[Homi J. Bhabha]] founded in 1945. | |||
'''Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cowsik|first=Ramanath|date=2021|title=Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon. 28 August 1928—22 November 2016|url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.2020.0013|journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|volume=71}}</ref> (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/acclaimed-physicist-and-ex-isro-chief-prof-mgk-menon-dies-at-88/story-KhdZ36LxxsH1z1CasRb6CN.html|title=Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at 88|date=2016-11-22|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> also known as '''M. G. K. Menon''', was a [[physicist]] and policy maker from India. He had a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India over four decades. One of his most important contributions was nurturing the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]], which his mentor [[Homi J. Bhabha]] founded in 1945. | |||
Born in [[Mangalore]], he attended the [[University of Bristol]] for his PhD in elementary [[particle physics]] under the guidance of [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Cecil Frank Powell|Cecil F. Powell]]. He joined the [[TIFR]] in 1955. | Born in [[Mangalore]], he attended the [[University of Bristol]] for his PhD in elementary [[particle physics]] under the guidance of [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Cecil Frank Powell|Cecil F. Powell]]. He joined the [[TIFR]] in 1955. | ||
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He won the [[Abdus Salam]] Award, and was a member of the [[Pontifical Academy of Sciences]]. He was one of the most prominent scientists from the state of Kerala and was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in May 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/|title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows|publisher=The Royal Society|access-date=18 November 2011|location=London}}</ref> The [[asteroid]] [[7564 Gokumenon]] was named in his honour in late 2008.{{JPL|7564|†}} | He won the [[Abdus Salam]] Award, and was a member of the [[Pontifical Academy of Sciences]]. He was one of the most prominent scientists from the state of Kerala and was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in May 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/|title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows|publisher=The Royal Society|access-date=18 November 2011|location=London}}</ref> The [[asteroid]] [[7564 Gokumenon]] was named in his honour in late 2008.{{JPL|7564|†}} | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||