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Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz
Born April 23, 1908(1908-04-23)
Zubir, Syberia, Russia[1]
Died November 8, 1980(1980-11-08) (aged 72)
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Nationality Poland
Fields Aeronautical Engineering
Institutions Polish Air Force Academy
Royal Air Force College Cranwell
Pakistan Air Force Academy
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
Alma mater Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Doctoral advisor Dr. Antoni Kocjan
Notable students Abdul Majid (physicist)
Known for Pakistan's Space Program
Pakistan Air Force pioneer
Missile and Rocket Technology
Pakistan's atomic program
Rehbar Rocket Program
Kahuta Project
Influenced Dr. Ryszard Bartel
Notable awards Sitara-e-Pakistan [MI] (1965)
Tamgha-i-Pakistan [MI] (1967)
Sitara-i-Khidmat [MI] (1967)
Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam [MI] (1971)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1972) [MI]
Abdus Salam Award in Aeronautical Engineering (1978)
ICTP Award in Space Physics (1979)
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz, (April 23, 1908 November 8, 1980) SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA [MI], SI [MI], usually referred to as Air Cdre. W. J. M. Turowicz, was a prominent and noted Polish-Pakistani military scientist and an aeronautical engineer. He is considered as one of the chief architects of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan's space program. Turowicz, an eminent rocket scientist and an aeronautical engineer, was the leading and central figure in Pakistan's drive to develop high-tech rocket and missile technology of its own.
As Turowicz was the administrator of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) from 1967 to 1970, and towards the end of his career, he was appointed to the post of Air Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force. He was one of thirty high ranking Polish pilots who served in Pakistan Air Force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and is considered one of the pioneers of Pakistan's space program, playing a central role in Pakistan's aviation and aerospace industry.
Turowicz made significant contributions to Pakistan's missile/rocket program as a chief aeronautical engineer and has recently been referred to as the "Rocket-Missile Man of Pakistan" by some of the prominent defense analysts for his work towards the development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology. In Pakistan, he is highly respected as a scientist and noted aeronautical engineer.
Born April 23, 1908(1908-04-23)
Zubir, Syberia, Russia[1]
Died November 8, 1980(1980-11-08) (aged 72)
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Nationality Poland
Fields Aeronautical Engineering
Institutions Polish Air Force Academy
Royal Air Force College Cranwell
Pakistan Air Force Academy
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
Alma mater Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Doctoral advisor Dr. Antoni Kocjan
Notable students Abdul Majid (physicist)
Known for Pakistan's Space Program
Pakistan Air Force pioneer
Missile and Rocket Technology
Pakistan's atomic program
Rehbar Rocket Program
Kahuta Project
Influenced Dr. Ryszard Bartel
Notable awards Sitara-e-Pakistan [MI] (1965)
Tamgha-i-Pakistan [MI] (1967)
Sitara-i-Khidmat [MI] (1967)
Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam [MI] (1971)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1972) [MI]
Abdus Salam Award in Aeronautical Engineering (1978)
ICTP Award in Space Physics (1979)
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz, (April 23, 1908 November 8, 1980) SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA [MI], SI [MI], usually referred to as Air Cdre. W. J. M. Turowicz, was a prominent and noted Polish-Pakistani military scientist and an aeronautical engineer. He is considered as one of the chief architects of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan's space program. Turowicz, an eminent rocket scientist and an aeronautical engineer, was the leading and central figure in Pakistan's drive to develop high-tech rocket and missile technology of its own.
As Turowicz was the administrator of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) from 1967 to 1970, and towards the end of his career, he was appointed to the post of Air Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force. He was one of thirty high ranking Polish pilots who served in Pakistan Air Force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and is considered one of the pioneers of Pakistan's space program, playing a central role in Pakistan's aviation and aerospace industry.
Turowicz made significant contributions to Pakistan's missile/rocket program as a chief aeronautical engineer and has recently been referred to as the "Rocket-Missile Man of Pakistan" by some of the prominent defense analysts for his work towards the development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology. In Pakistan, he is highly respected as a scientist and noted aeronautical engineer.
