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Geek nation : how Indian science is taking over the world / Angela Saini.

By: Saini, Angela, 1980-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Hodder, 2012General Notes: Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-273) and index.Description: 280 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781444710168 (pbk.) :; 1444710168 (pbk.).Subject(s): Science -- Social aspects -- India | Technology -- Social aspects -- India | Science -- India | Scientists -- IndiaDDC classification: 509.54
Contents:
Brain games -- Electronics City -- The long-life banana -- Chariots of the gods -- The mindreading machine -- Geeks rule -- The impossible drug -- Brainpower -- Rocket science.
Summary: A geeky travelogue to meet the inventors, engineers, and young scientists helping to give birth to the world's next scientific superpower--a nation built not on conquest, oil, or minerals, but on the scientific ingenuity of its people. Delves inside the psyche of the nation's science-hungry citizens, explaining how ancient science is giving way to new, and how the technology of the wealthy is passing on to the poor. Also explores why the government of the most religious country on earth has put its faith in science and technology.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 303.4830954 Sa218 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003135944

Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-273) and index.

Brain games -- Electronics City -- The long-life banana -- Chariots of the gods -- The mindreading machine -- Geeks rule -- The impossible drug -- Brainpower -- Rocket science.

A geeky travelogue to meet the inventors, engineers, and young scientists helping to give birth to the world's next scientific superpower--a nation built not on conquest, oil, or minerals, but on the scientific ingenuity of its people. Delves inside the psyche of the nation's science-hungry citizens, explaining how ancient science is giving way to new, and how the technology of the wealthy is passing on to the poor. Also explores why the government of the most religious country on earth has put its faith in science and technology.

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