Article · Volume 8, Issue 3 · pp. 161–166
Instrumental Lives- An Intimate Biography of an Indian Laboratory
Ashish Gosain1
- 1Ph.D Scholar, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, INDIA.
Abstract
The Book tries to weave an intimate biographical account of a physicist, Prof. CV Dharmadhikari, and his work on the scanning tunneling Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope. The book begins by author’s encounter with the scientist in a very realistic and interesting manner. He begins opening up the potential of his work for STS studies, in terms of its ethnographic methodological engagement.
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