Studied in
India and the US after completing Form 6.
Joined National Aeronautical (later Aerospace)
Labs, Bangalore.
Developed the
Auto Visual Range Assessor (AVRA), a vital meteorological
instrument that helps airline pilots to land safely.
Discovered
a law that enables the visibility to be correctly
ascertained regardless of the background
brightness. For this discovery, the World Meteorological Organisation honoured Joe with the prestigious 2006
Professor Dr. Vilho Väisälä Award.
