Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, FRS (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016)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
- Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon
- 28 August 1928
- Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Field
- Physics
Institutions
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
Awards
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1960),
- Fellow of the Royal Society(FRS)(1970)
- Abdus Salam Medal (1996)
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