Satyajit mayor biography of abraham lincoln

Obituaries for alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, will be published on this website in honour of our departed friends and classmates. Obituaries customarily include the following: (1) date and place of death; (2) a brief summary of career; (3) interests, passions, hobbies, publications, honours and other distinctions the alum would have liked to see mentioned; (4) the names of surviving family members. Please write to newsletter-group@iitbombay.org  with the above information and include a photo if you wish. Kindly note that the information you provide may or may not reprinted verbatim but may be used as a basis for the obituary.

Dr. Vishwanathan N Bringi

(B.Tech. '71, Elec. Engg., H5)

Viswanathan N. Bringi, a pioneering researcher in radar meteorology, passed away on December 18, 2024, in Fort Collins at the age of 75.

Born July 17, 1949, in Bombay  Bringi earned his Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1971. After a year at Voltas, Bringi joined Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1972. 

He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University, focusing on polarimetric radar and its applications in atmospheric science. His groundbreaking work established polarimetric Doppler radar as a key tool for studying precipitation and improving weather forecasting.

Bringi joined Colorado State University in 1981, where he became a full professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He co-authored the foundational text Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar and published more than 200 research papers. He was the lead editor for a three-volume book on Advances in Weather Radar.

His work has earned numerous awards, including the American Meteorological Society’s Remote Sensing Prize in 2012. He collaborated internationally and influenced radar meteorology globally. He was considered to be one of the top scientists in

"2 May" redirects here. For the Romanian village, see 2 Mai.

Day of the year

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

• 1611 – The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
• 1625 – Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa.
• 1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
• 1808 – Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madridrise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
• 1812 – The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory.
• 1829 – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
• 1866 – Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• 1876 – The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
• 1885 – Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• 1889 – Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.

1901–present

• 1906 – Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
• 1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
• 1933 – Germany's independent

keep in mind IN REAL LIFE, PEOPLE DID DO these things:

The integration of the University of Alabama (1963): Forrest witnesses the stand-off between Alabama Governor George Wallace and federal authorities as African American students are enrolled in the university.

real life: Vivien Malone and James Hood integrated U of Alabama even though they were spit on & even though their ancestors & other African Americans for years had paid millions in state federal & city taxes & unlike other races got nothing in return, not even a chance to pay tuition

The Vietnam War (1965-1973): Forrest serves in the Vietnam War as a soldier, where he befriends Bubba, Lieutenant Dan Taylor, and meets Jenny Curran, his love interest.

real life : 58,000 American deaths. Many imprisoned & tortured . Many vets had PTSD . Many American vets later became homeless, unable to deal with day to day life. After Ford pardoned Nixon 1974, in 1977, President Carter pardoned those who had escaped the military draft & had gone to Canada. The draft still exists today but is NOT in use & it's called Selective Service. Military has been purely voluntary after 1975. All males at 18, however, are still expected to sign up, or they can't get grants & loans for college .

Ping Pong Diplomacy (1971): Forrest travels to China as a member of the U.S. ping pong team, which leads to improved relations between the United States and China.

real life : Nixon convinced China to be friends America & become capitalist & are now the biggest bond holder or lender of money to America

Watergate scandal (1972-1974): Forrest inadvertently exposes the Watergate break-in as a security gu