Life history of abdul qadeer khan

Abdul Qadeer Khan (A.Q. Kahn) was born on April 1, , in Bhopal, India. As a Muslim, Khan immigrated to Pakistan in He earned his doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

There he pioneered studies in phase transitions of metallic alloys, uranium metallurgy, and isotope separation based on gas centrifuges.

He then began working at Physical Dynamics Research Laboratory, a subcontractor of the Dutch partner of URENCO.

URENCO, a consortium of British, German, and Dutch companies, was established in to research and develop uranium enrichment through the use of ultracentrifuges, which are centrifuges that operate at extremely high speeds. Khan used this position to steal drawings of centrifuges and assembled a list of mainly European suppliers where those parts could be procured.

After learning of India's 'Smiling Buddha' nuclear test in , Khan joined his nation's clandestine efforts to develop atomic weapons.

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