Overview
- Collects the scientific and biographical material which is scattered over many sources
- Discusses the scientific background as well as the societal aspects
- Written in a narrative style which is accessible to the lay reader
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology (BRIEFSHIST)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Coming and Spread of Western Science
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Front Matter
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Particle Physics—The Early Days
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book narrates the history of the initiation and development of elementary particle physics in India and by Indians, focusing on the first half of the twentieth century. The thread is taken up with the introduction of Western science into India in the previous century.
The contents are a mixture of science and biographies, interspersed with anecdotes and reflections on the historical and societal connections. The style is generally non-technical, with any technical issues explained and interwoven into the narrative.
This book is of interest to scientists, to people with interest in science and the history of science, students curious about the initiation of science in the Indian context and about the famous Indian scientists, as well as administrators who wish to understand the roots of current Indian science, especially in the context of particle physics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Sreerup Raychaudhuri is an elementary particle physicist with expertise in the theory of electroweak interactions, especially in the context of colliding-beam machines. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Calcutta in 1994 and followed this up by postdoctoral stints at TIFR and CERN. In 1999, he joined the faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, where he taught till 2007. Subsequently, he moved to the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, where he is now a professor in the Department of Theoretical Physics. Apart from his research and teaching, Dr. Raychaudhuri has an enduring interest in history and, in particular, the history of Indian science. He has authored several articles on popular science and the history of science and lectured extensively on these subjects.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Roots and Development of Particle Physics in India
Authors: Sreerup Raychaudhuri
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80306-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80305-6Published: 17 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80306-3Published: 16 August 2021
Series ISSN: 2211-4564
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4572
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 138
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Science, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics