“In the republic of mediocrity‚ genius is dangerous” this has been quoted by Robert green Ingersoll. I think mediocrity means average intelligence that resents and envies its betters. It’s like the Japanese saying: A nail that stands up gets hammered down. If you’re different‚ especially in a better way‚ you will likely not be appreciated by others (at least until the superiority of your ideas has been demonstrated so that even the unimaginative can understand their merit). Further‚ people scorn
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The Pelton wheel is a water impulse turbine. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s. The Pelton wheel extracts energy from the impulse of moving water‚ as opposed to its weight like traditional overshot water wheel. Although many variations of impulse turbines existed prior to Pelton ’s design‚ they were less efficient than Pelton ’s design; the water leaving these wheels typically still had high speed‚ and carried away much of the energy. Pelton ’s paddle geometry was designed so that
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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. He initially worked in DRDO in 1958 and then joined ISRO in 1963. Dr. Kalam has made significant contribution to Indian satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programme of DRDO. As project Director‚ SLV-III‚ he contributed for the design‚ development and management
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Dr. ABDUL KALAM INTRODUCTION : Dr. Kalam was a practical educational thinker and visionary who stands for integrating ancient and modern educational ideals for the development of a balanced Indian society. Being a top scientist of international reputation‚ his direct contribution to the advancement of science and technology is unique and commendable. His scholarly research publications‚ articles‚ books etc. have opened new avenues for research and studies in the area of aeronautics
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APJ ABDUL KALAM Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15‚ 1931‚ at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu ‚ Abdul Kalam was born in a middle-class family ‚ His mother tongue is Tamil. His father‚ a devout Muslim‚ owned boats which he rented out to local fishermen. His father‚ Jainulabdeen‚ possessed neither much formal education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages‚ he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate‚ his mother Ashiamma & three
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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam graduated in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1958 and joined the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). In 1962‚ Kalam joined the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In 1982‚ he rejoined DRDO as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). Dr. Kalam is credited with the development and operationalization of India’s Agni and Prithvi missiles. He worked as the
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What I would like to be remembered for? | | | | Knowledge makes you great I am delighted to address the Annual National Management Symposium INSIGHT 10 organized by the Loyola Institute of Business Administration‚ Chennai. My greetings to all of you. Dear friends‚ when I am in the midst of future leaders of management‚ I fondly remember my interactions with the management students of IIM‚ Ahmedabad‚ IIM Indore and also at Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky
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Life History of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam This‚ he said‚ was alone the path to progress. Later‚ much later‚ I realised‚ that those were the very words he’s lived by all through his life. They are both philosophical and practical‚ quite like the world he grew up in as a boy in the island town of Rameswaran‚ in south India. His father‚ a humble boat owner‚ Jainulabdeen‚ was a devout Muslim and a close friend of the Rameswaran temple priest. Kalam was brought up in a multi-religious‚ tolerant society;
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Grade 6 Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: I When a child enters school at his/her first level‚ he/she is not _____________ to __________ his/her mother’s hand. He/she is in a ____________ state of mind. He/she exhibits emotions of ___________ and ____________. The teacher welcomes the child _______________. This first step of the child is a great change in his life. When he/she enters the class‚ he/she has been compared to a ___________ and the class has been compared to a ___________
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President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam "Dreams float on an impatient wind‚ A wind that wants to create a new order. An order of strength and thundering of fire." -- from a poem written by Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is the undisputed father of India’s missile program. He has breathed life into ballistic missiles like the Agni and Prithvi‚ which put China and Pakistan well under India’s missile range. It is too exhausting to track Dr Abdul Kalam’s achievements to date. In the ’60s
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