Growing the tree of science [electronic resource] : Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Indira Chowdhury.
2016
Q180.I5 C46 2016eb
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Growing the tree of science [electronic resource] : Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Indira Chowdhury.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199087211 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxix, 274 pages)
Item Number
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199466900 doi
Call Number
Q180.I5 C46 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
507.1154792
Summary
'Growing the Tree of Science' examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of India's premier scientific institutions founded by Homi Bhabha. Chowdhury weaves together a story of personal connections, new forms of philanthropy, nationalist objectives and ideas of citizenship and international training networks that shaped Bhabha's Institute.
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'Growing the Tree of Science' examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of India's premier scientific institutions founded by Homi Bhabha. Chowdhury weaves together a story of personal connections, new forms of philanthropy, nationalist objectives and ideas of citizenship and international training networks that shaped Bhabha's Institute.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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