Pranab R. Dastidar

Pranab Rebatiranjan Dastidar (10 July 1933 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian electronics engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center.^[3] Dastidar led the Electronic Detonation System in Smiling Buddha project, India's first ever nuclear bomb test.^[5] He received Padma Shri in 1975.^[6] He died at California on 11 February 2022.^[1]

Pranab R. Dastidar FIAS
Born	(1933-07-10)10 July 1933
Died	11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 88) California, USA[1]
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Indian nuclear programme, team leader of Electronic Detonation System and Smiling Buddha project[2] and press the trigger button of India's first Nuclear test,[1] Design and development of INS Arihant[3]
Awards	Padma Shree (1975)
Scientific career
Fields	Electronics, Nuclear Physics[4]
Institutions	Director at Bhabha Atomic Research Center[3]