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| work_institution = [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]<br>[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br>[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]]
| prizes ={{unbulleted list
|1996 [[Abdus Salam Medal]]|1985 [[Padma Vibhushan]]|1970 [[Fellows of the Royal Society|FRS]]|1968 [[Padma Bhushan]]|1960 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] }}}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| title = [[Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation|Chairman]], [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
| term_start = January 1972
| term_end = September 1972
| predecessor = [[Vikram Sarabhai]]
| successor = [[Satish Dhawan]]
}}
'''Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cowsik|first=Ramanath|date=2021|title=Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon. 28 August 1928—22 November 2016|url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.2020.0013|journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|volume=71}}</ref> (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/acclaimed-physicist-and-ex-isro-chief-prof-mgk-menon-dies-at-88/story-KhdZ36LxxsH1z1CasRb6CN.html|title=Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at 88|date=2016-11-22|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> also known as '''M. G. K. Menon''', was a [[physicist]] and policy maker from India. He had a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India over four decades. One of his most important contributions was nurturing the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]], which his mentor [[Homi J. Bhabha]] founded in 1945.
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