M. G. K. Menon
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Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon (born August 28, 1928) also M.G.K. Menon, is a physicist and policy maker from India. His scientific carer flowered at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He undertook experiments with cosmic rays to explore the properties of fundamental particles. He was instrumental in setting up balloon flight experiments, as well as deep underground experiments with cosmic ray neutrinos in the mines at Kolar Gold Fields. He is currently Vikram Sarabhai Fellow of the Indian Space Research Organisation. In the past, he has been President of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (1966-1975), Chairman Board Of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Chairman Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad. He has won the Abdus Salam Award, and is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. He is one of the prominent scientists from Kerala.
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- Article by Menon: Impact of Advances in science and new technologies on society
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- Interview about India's nuclear program for the WGBH series, War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
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