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Nucleus and nation : scientists, international networks, and power in India /
In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. But the technological progress that facilitated that feat was set in motion many decades before, as India sought both independence from the British and respect from the larger world. Over the cours...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. But the technological progress that facilitated that feat was set in motion many decades before, as India sought both independence from the British and respect from the larger world. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. It is this tale of transformation that Robert S. Anderson recounts in Nucleus and Nation. Tracing the long institutional and individual preparations for India's first nu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 683 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226019772 0226019772 1282607219 9781282607217 9786612607219 6612607211 |