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How do you build a scientifically and technologically strong modern nation with limited means and resources? Indian scientists faced this challenge seven decades ago when the newly independent country confronted a world rapidly advancing in science and technology. In the years that followed, they battled poor funding and archaic regulations to build India’s science infrastructure from scratch. This fascinating narrative captures the story of the struggles and triumphs of these leaders of science and the world-class institutions they founded.
From the cosmic-ray experiments at the Kolar Gold Fields to ISRO’s stunning space observatory built under severe constraints, from the construction of one of the world’s largest radio telescopes in Ooty to the development of structural biology at IISc and, most recently, the significant contributions of the country’s scientific institutions towards tackling a global pandemic – Space. Life. Matter. brings to readers the path-breaking advances made by India’s scientists to original research and what they mean to the nation’s progress.
Deeply informed, enlightening and inspiring, this singular, comprehensive account of the pride of place that Indian science occupies in the world is essential reading for all.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Hachette India (15 April 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 9391028667
ISBN-13 : 978-9391028664
Item Weight : 280 g
Dimensions : 21.5 x 2.5 x 13.8 cm
Country of Origin : India
Net Quantity : 250.00 Grams
Best Sellers Rank: #239,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #131 in Biotechnology Engineering Textbooks #414 in Astronomy (Books) #500 in Chemistry Books
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