Wings of Fire (Record no. 294036)

MARC details
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fixed length control field 01866nam a2200169Ia 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788173711466
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.052092 KAL-W
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name A P J Abdul Kalam
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Wings of Fire
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Hydrabad
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Universities Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1999
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 180 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction -- Orientation -- Creation -- Propitiation -- Contemplation -- Epilogue.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. vul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist that culminated in the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. This is the story of Kalam s rise from obscurity as well as the story of Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles that have become household names in India.Wings of Fire: An Autobiography is the story of India s 11th president, Abdul A.P.J. Kalam, and his rise from an obscure background to the power filled corridors of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The book is a narration of his life from his humble beginnings to the start of his professional life and finally to him becoming the president of India.The autobiography is narrated through four chapters Orientation, Creation, Propitiation and Contemplation. Kalam s story begins in a small, impoverished village in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and goes on to detail his work at NASA and other US institutions. With Kalam s return to India the book elaborates on his label as the Missile Man of India . While focusing on the years between 1981 and 1991 the authors reveal the details of as the Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles. It ends with strikingly in depth look at his philosophy and his legacy.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Abdul Kalam, A. P. J. -- (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen), -- 1931-2015. Scientists -- India -- Biography. Abdul Kalam, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen, -- ((1931- ...) -- Biographies
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Arun Tiwari
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 08/05/2020 MBC-0324/08 250.00 2 1 954.052092 KAL-W DCB642 29/07/2024 26/09/2022 19/07/2019 Book