Jagdish Lal

Background

Jagdish Lal was born on September 9, 1922, in Daruli Khurd, Punjab, India. He had two siblings: Mulraj and Bhagvantidevi.

Education

Jagdish Lal graduated from Jadavpur University as an honored Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and received a Doctor of Science degree at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Career

Jagdish Lal specialized in Hydraulic Engineering and devoted his research to water turbines. He worked as a professor and head of Mechanical Engineering Department at Punjab Engineering College.

Membership

Jagdish Lal was a member of the Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering (Punjab and Delhi Universities), an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (London), Institution of Engineers (India).

• Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers

• Institution of Engineers

Personality

Jagdish Lal traveled to Western Europe and Hungary. He was especially interested in hydraulics and published a lot of articles on that.