Władysław Turowicz
Scientist
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz (23 April 1908 – 8 November 1980), [Sitara-e-Pakistan], [Sitara-i-Khidmat], [Tamgha-i-Pakistan], [Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam], Sitara-i-Imtiaz, usually referred to as Air Cdre. W. J. M. Turowicz, was a prominent and noted Polish-Pakistani military scientist and an aeronautical engineer.Turowicz was the administrator of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) from 1967 to 1970. He was one of forty five Polish officers and airmen who joined RPAF on contract in the early fifties. After completion of his initial contract, Turowicz opted to stay on in Pakistan and continued to serve in PAF and later, SUPARCO.Turowicz made significant contributions to Pakistan's missile/rocket program as a chief aeronautical engineer. In Pakistan, he remains highly respected as a scientist and noted aeronautical engineer.
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| Birth date | April 23, 1908 |
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| Birth place | Poland , Russia , Siberia , Silesian Voivodeship , Zabrze |
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| Date of death | January 08, 1980 |
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| Education | Warsaw University of Technology |
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| Known for | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
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