Indira Chowdhury

Gebundenes Buch

Growing the Tree of Science

Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Beschreibung

Growing the Tree of Science examines the creation of a culture of science at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, one of Indias 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 Bhabhas Institute. This book takes a novel approach and presents a cultural history ofscience.

Autor

Indira Chowdhury heads the Centre for Public History at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, India. She has a PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Formerly a professor of English at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Dr Chowdhurys academic interests include history, womens studies, science history, cultural studies, translation, and lexicography.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 145mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780199466900
• ISBN-10: 0199466904
• Artikelnr.: 47869350