Alternative Sciences
| Author | : Ashis Nandy |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0195655281 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780195655285 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (285 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Alternative Sciences by : Ashis Nandy
Download or read book Alternative Sciences written by Ashis Nandy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
