Narinder Singh Kapany

Narinder Singh Kapany FREng (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist best known for his work on fiber optics.[2][3][4] He is credited with inventing fiber optics, and is considered the 'Father of Fiber Optics'.[5][6] Fortune named him one of seven 'Unsung Heroes of the 20th century' for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention.[7][3][8]He was awarded India's second highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021.[9][10] He served as an Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer.[11] He was also offered the post of Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India, by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru

Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.[3][4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.

Vinod Dham

Vinod Dham is an Indian-American engineer, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is known as 'Father of the Pentium Chip' for his contribution to the development of Intel's Pentium micro-processor[2][3][4] He is a mentor, advisor and sits on the boards of companies, including startups funded through his India-based fund Indo-US Venture Partners,[5] where he is the founding managing director.