LIFE
In his book, India 2020, he strongly advocated an action plan to develop India into a knowledge superpower. He regarded his work on India's nuclear weapons program as a way to assert India's place as a future superpower. "Strength respects Strength", was his usual response to the question why India needed it own missile of a battle tank or a combat aircraft.
Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr Abdul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Specialized in aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.

CONTRIBUTION
  1. The SLV-3 project that put satelite Rohini into orbit in July 1980.
  2. Initiated Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) activities.
  3. Father of guided missile programme, India's most successful military research task to date that made India a missile, Nag an anti-Tank missile (ATM).
  4. Akash, a swift, medium-range surface to air Missile (SAM), Trishul, a quick reaction SAM with a shorter range, agni, an intermediate range ballistic missile, the mightiest of them all.
  5. Pokran-II nucleartests.
  6. Other prestigious projects, such as the main battle Tank (MBT) Arjun and the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) projects.
  7. Creation of Technology Vision 2020 and the India Millennium Missions (IMM 2020).
HONOUR
  1. 11th president of india.
  2. IEEE Honorary Membership IEEE.
  3. Doctor of Engineering, University of Waterloo.
  4. Hoover Medal ASME Foundation, USA.
  5. International Von Karman Wings Award California Institute of Technology, USA.
  6. Recived Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa).
  7. Recieved Nanyang Technological university Singapore.
  8. King Charles II Medal Royal Society, UK.
  9. Honorary Doctorate of Science University of Wolverhampton, UK.
  10. Ramanujan Award Alwars Research Centre, Chennai.
  11. Received Padmabhusan, Padma Vibhusan, Bharat Ratna Awards from Government of India.
Books written:
1. India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium
Publishing year: 1998
2. Wings of Fire: An Autobiography
Publishing year: 1999

3. Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within India
Publishing year: 2002
4. The Luminous Sparks: A Biography in Verse and Colours
Publishing year: 2004
5.  Mission of India: A Vision of Indian Youth
Publishing year: 2005
6.  Inspiring Thoughts: Quotation Series
Publishing year: 2007
7. Turning Points: A Journey through Challenges
Publishing year: 2012
8. Indomitable Spirit
Publishing year: 2013
9. Spirit of India
Publishing year: 2013
10. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions
Publishing year: 2013
11. Governance for Growth in India
Publishing year: 2014
12. Forge Your Future: Candid, Forthright, Inspiring
Publishing year: 2014
13. Beyond 2020: A Vision for Tomorrow’s India
Publishing year: 2014
14. The Guiding Light: A Selection of Quotations from My Favourite Books
Publishing year: 2015
Quotes By him:
1.Look at the sky. We are not alone.
   The whole universe is friendly to us 
   and conspires only to give the best 
   to those who dream and work.
2.Teaching is a very noble profession
    that shapes the character, caliber, 
    and future of an individual. If the 
    people remember me as a good 
    teacher, that will be the biggest 
    honor for me.
3.Never stop fighting until you arrive 
   at your destined place - that is, the 
   unique you. Have an aim in life, 
   continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, 
   and have perseverance to realise the great life.
4.Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.
5.You have to dream before your dreams can come true.