11 Things you should know about the Indian Origin Engineer who got Russia’s Top Tech Award

11 Things you should know about the Indian Origin Engineer who got Russia’s Top Tech Award

 - Shashank Singh

 

 June 20, 2015

He has been awarded Russia’s highest tech award. He was also awarded America’s highest engineering prize in 2011. His invention has saved around $24 Trillion by raising efficiency of digital equipment. Know more about the incredible B. Jayant Baliga.

B. Jayant Baliga, a US-based Indian scientist, has been awarded Russia’s top technology award in recognition of his work in energy management by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Baliga’s incredible work that led to a major development in energy management brought about a huge increase in efficiency and major savings.

Here are 11 awesome things you need to know about him –

1. While working at the General Electrical research & development centre in New York, he had invented the digital switch or the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) in 1980 which switches energy hundreds of thousands of times a second, resulting in a multi-fold increase in the efficiency of all digital equipment and computer hardware.

Engineering researcher Jay Baliga in his EGRC lab. PHOTO BY ROGER WINSTEAD

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2. Baliga claims that his invention, which combines the two streams of Electronics and Electrical engineering, has probably saved around 24 trillion dollars by raising the efficiency of such equipment.

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3. He also says that every motor today is at least 40 percent more efficient, the CFL is 75 percent better and a motor vehicle saves over 10 percent fuel because of his invention.

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4. He did not get any money out of his invention but he says he did it all for humanity.

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5. He has written 19 books and over 500 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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6. Baliga is a graduate of IIT-Madras and did his MS and PhD from the US in Electrical Engineering, after which he joined GE where he spent over 15 years.

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7. Several colleagues told him that his invention would not work, but he stood by his conviction and eventually it did become successful.

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8. When scientists ask him why doesn’t India recognize his work, he says perhaps they don’t know what I did.

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9. Scientific American magazine included him among the ‘eight heroes of the semi-conductor revolution’.

10. President Barack Obama awarded him with the highest recognition given to an engineer by the United States government, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, in October 2011.

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11. He is the 2014 recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honour.

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An Open Letter To Narendra Modi From Engineers Of India

Dedicated to all my engineering friends
A message to P.M from ENGINEERS.:-
Sir we have done 22 years of hard work
commitments and with hope..our parents have invested lakhs of rupees for our education..But sir what is the use of it..Even after hard work for such a long time we are unemployed..My college dint even call up for a single company in
campus drive.

My seniors asked me to create account in naukri.. But no use.. I only get updates for b.p.o and tech supports..sir s.s.l.c is more than enough to work in a b.p.o
Seniors then asked me to go in search of a job myself..I did.. BUT companies today don't need fresher's they only need experience candidate..

Companies are hiring fresher's only if they have good reference..But I don't have reference or influence :-I failed...

Then some people asked me to approach some industries and to hand over my resumes to hand it over to watch man's.. I even did that.. But watch man answers me that our company has vacancies only for I.t.I and diplomas,we don't need engineers..I failed....

Then some people suggested me to join some consultancy..I even did that..consultancy showed me a ray of hope. They arranged me for a interview.. I went there..first question asked by h.r was :- what wil u do from morning til
evening. I answered that I SEARCH jobs..he laughed at me and suggested to join some courses.. Okie..I even did that by investing some more money to complete my dreams.

Then consultancy arranged me for one more interview I went there...it was a small scale industry.. I got selected in 3 rounds of interview. .H.R offered me 8000 to 10000 rupees per month with a two years bond in a metropolitan city where I at least need 10000 rupees to fulfill my basic needs has a bachelor..Respected sir would u accept this type of a job..I guess NO.. My friend who has secured very less marks than me us working in a M.N.C wil a package of 25000 because he had influence..

Sir we have invested lakhs and have done hard work not to earn 8000.
we avoid attending family programmes not because we have EGO but its because we don't have job.. First question asked by relatives is WHAT R U DOING NW..sir I feel ashamed to answer this question..
Whenever I call my parents the first question they asked me is DID U GET A JOB.I again feel ashamed. .
I have to ask money from my dad atleast for food and shelter.. This is the most worst moment.. I feel ashamed.. One small request sir

if India don't have potential to give employment stop giving license to new colleges..10 new engineering college are been permitted every year in my state.. Is that important.. Around 2 lakh students are joining for engineering every year only in my state.. Y is that sir..I have lost
all my faith because I have gone through very bad times and failures..

But I AM PROUD TO BE A ENGINEER.. This is not only my story ..but every engineer who don't have money and influence.. WE BADLY NEED YOUR HELP...U R OUR ONLY HOPE SIR

@ NARENDRABHAI MODI

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