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Chowdhury, Indira,

Growing the tree of science : Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Indira Chowdhury. - First edition. - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016. - xxxix, 274 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-262) and index.

Dreams and realities -- Science and the creation of an elsewhere -- Building a scientific community -- International networks and institutional life -- The predicaments of institutional legacy.


'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.

ISBN: 9780199466900 0199466904

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bhabha, Homi Jehangir, 1909-1966.
Chowdhury, Indira.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Research--History.--India

Dewey Class. No.: 507.209 / CHO