Growing the tree of science : Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Indira Chowdhury.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.Edition: First editionDescription: xxxix, 274 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780199466900
- 0199466904
- Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- 507.209 23 CHO
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Dreams and realities -- Science and the creation of an elsewhere -- Building a scientific community -- International networks and institutional life -- The predicaments of institutional legacy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-262) and index.
'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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