Masterminds: Profiles of Eleven Indian Scientists
Enakshi Chatterjee
Price
110
ISBN
9788125007951
Language
English
Pages
98
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
1990
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

This anthology deals with the lives and works of eleven scientists in various fields: J. C. Bose in the Physical and Life Sciences, P. C. Ray, S. S. Bhatnagar in Chemistry, C. V. Raman, S. N. Bose and M. N. Saha in Theoretical and Experimental Physics, S. Ramanujam in Mathematics, H. J. Bhabha in Nuclear Physics, Vikram Sarabhai in Space Research, Birbal Sahni in Paleobotany, Salim Ali in Ornithology. The author also chronicles the growth and development of modern scientific culture in India. No similar collection of biographies is available.

Enakshi Chatterjee, freelance writer of popular science.