Story
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia came from the famous Wadia family of Parsi shipbuilders at the Bombay Dockyard. A self-taught engineer, he built steam engines and introduced gas lighting and other new technologies in Bombay. In 1841 he became the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Key contributions
- First Indian Fellow of the Royal Society (1841)
- Chief engineer of the steam factory at the Bombay Dockyard; built and installed marine steam engines
- Pioneered gas lighting and other engineering firsts in Bombay