Raja Ramanna

Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear physicist. He was the director of India's nuclear program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which culminated in Smiling Buddha, India's first successful nuclear weapon test on 18 May 1974.

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Who was born first?

• Raja Ramanna and Robert Edwards were born the same year
• Raja Ramanna and Baruch Samuel Blumberg were born the same year
• Raja Ramanna and Paul Wild were born the same year
• Raja Ramanna and Frank Kameny were born the same year
• Raja Ramanna and Leo Esaki were born the same year

Timeline

1. Baruch Samuel BlumbergJuly 28, 1925 – April 5, 2011
2. Frank KamenyMay 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011
3. Leo EsakiMarch 12, 1925 – present
4. Paul WildOctober 5, 1925 – July 2, 2014
5. Raja Ramanna (this page)January 28, 1925 – September 24, 2004
6. Robert EdwardsSeptember 27, 1925 – April 10, 2013

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