Dr. Jagir Singh Randhawa - Sikhs The Supreme

Born on Nov. 1, 1922 at Vahila Teja in Gurdaspur, Mr. Randhawa, a boy from a very poor family who lost his father at the age of 5, once rejected by Khalsa College, Amritsar and Indian Air Force, was given a red-carpet welcome by the US army as a Research Physicist years later. Actually, after doing his masters in Physics in 1957 from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Scholarship, he did his Ph.D from New Mexico State University at Las Cruses. His thesis on Ozone got the attention of the scientists at the Atmospheric Science Laboratory at White Sands. They did not want to lose this bright scholar and talented technocrat. But there were many technical and legal hurdles in the way. Keeping them aside, out of the way, he was given green card and US citizenship immediately, and rules were got changed by the Congress. A Bill was passed in the US Congress to grant Dr. Randhawa full rights as a US citizen.

He developed a device, for which he was given patent, by which the physicists could measure the impact on the ozone layer of the nitrous oxide released during supersonic flights. This compelled the US government under Jimmy Carter to reconsider its plans on supersonic planes. This was a notable achievement in the world of science.

He worked for 30 years in the field, and travelled all over the world, presenting papers in international conferences and seminars, and carrying out rigorous research work. Now after retirement, he is busy with farming of grapes in his farmhouse in California.

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