Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Raja Ramanna (28 January 1928 – 24 September 2004) was an Indian physicist who is best known for his role in India's nuclear program during its early stages.Having joined the nuclear program in 1964, Ramanna worked under Homi Jehangir Bhabha, and later became the director this program in 1967. Ramanna expanded and supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons and was the first directing officer of the small team of scientists that supervised and carried out the test of the nuclear device, under the codename Smiling Buddha, in 1974.Ramanna was associated with and directed India's nuclear program for more than four decades, and also initiated industrial defense programmes for the Indian Armed Forces. Because of his directing role and leadership in developing the Indian nuclear programme over four decades, Ramanna is often considered the \"Father of the India's nuclear program\", and was also a recipient of India's highest civil decoration in honour of his services to build India's nuclear programme. Ramanna died in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 79."@en }
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- Raja_Ramanna abstract "Raja Ramanna (28 January 1928 – 24 September 2004) was an Indian physicist who is best known for his role in India's nuclear program during its early stages.Having joined the nuclear program in 1964, Ramanna worked under Homi Jehangir Bhabha, and later became the director this program in 1967. Ramanna expanded and supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons and was the first directing officer of the small team of scientists that supervised and carried out the test of the nuclear device, under the codename Smiling Buddha, in 1974.Ramanna was associated with and directed India's nuclear program for more than four decades, and also initiated industrial defense programmes for the Indian Armed Forces. Because of his directing role and leadership in developing the Indian nuclear programme over four decades, Ramanna is often considered the \"Father of the India's nuclear program\", and was also a recipient of India's highest civil decoration in honour of his services to build India's nuclear programme. Ramanna died in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 79.".