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Alternative Sciences: Creativity and Authenticity in Two Indian Scientists

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This work is a biographical sketch of the lives of two celebrated Indian scientists, J.C. Bose, the plant physiologist, and Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the greatest untrained mathematical geniuses the world has ever known. Nandy discusses the extent to which the colonial context within which these two men worked impinged on the calibre and nature of their research.

Language: English

Pages: 168

Format: Paperback

Release: December 27, 2001

ISBN 13: 9780195655285

Alternative Sciences: Creativity and Authenticity in Two Indian Scientists

0/5 ( ratings)

This work is a biographical sketch of the lives of two celebrated Indian scientists, J.C. Bose, the plant physiologist, and Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the greatest untrained mathematical geniuses the world has ever known. Nandy discusses the extent to which the colonial context within which these two men worked impinged on the calibre and nature of their research.

Language: English

Pages: 168

Format: Paperback

Release: December 27, 2001

ISBN 13: 9780195655285

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