Abdul Qadeer Khan
Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936-2021) · India · Scientists · Died at 85
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Something wrong?Abdul Qadeer Khan was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".
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![Visible effect of the nuclear weapons test, Chagai-I, conducted in the Ras Koh Hills of the Sulaiman Mountains, May 1998.[57] All five nuclear devices were boosted fission devices that used highly enriched uranium.[38]: 145-146](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Chagaiatomictests.jpg/500px-Chagaiatomictests.jpg)
Visible effect of the nuclear weapons test, Chagai-I, conducted in the Ras Koh Hills of the Sulaiman Mountains, May 1998.[57] All five nuclear devices were boosted fission devices that used highly enriched uranium.[38]: 145-146![The centrifuges removed from Libya by the United States as seen in the image were developed by Khan, known as P1, when he worked for URENCO in the 1970s.[78]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gas-ultra_centrifuges_from_Libya.jpg)
The centrifuges removed from Libya by the United States as seen in the image were developed by Khan, known as P1, when he worked for URENCO in the 1970s.[78]![Khan attending literary conference with members of a civic society in 2017. Despite controversy, Khan remained a popular public figure.[22]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/On_Youth_Assemblage_to_Ignite_Khudi.jpg/500px-On_Youth_Assemblage_to_Ignite_Khudi.jpg)
Khan attending literary conference with members of a civic society in 2017. Despite controversy, Khan remained a popular public figure.[22]Awards
About this person
Country
India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2021 · aged 85
In common with Abdul
Peter AgreBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of SciencesMahbub ul HaqBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Samuel C. C. TingBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of SciencesSalimuzzaman SiddiquiBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Norman BorlaugBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Luciano MaianiBoth received Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of SciencesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.