Creativity from the periphery : trading zones of scientific exchange in colonial India /

Show other versions (1)

Science is usually known by its most successful figures and resource-rich institutions. In stark contrast, Creativity from the Periphery draws our attention to unknown figures in science--those who remain marginalized, even neglected, within its practices. Researchers in early twentieth-century colo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dasgupta, Deepanwita (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Research > India > History.
Creative ability in science > India > History.
Créativité en sciences > Inde > Histoire.
Creative ability in science.
Research.
India.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The theoretical framework. On the idea of peripheral zones in science
  • Division of cognitive labor at the periphery
  • Trading zones in peripheral science
  • Risks and hopes in a peripheral practice
  • Four case studies in peripheral science. Birth of new statistics
  • A theory about the spectra of the sun
  • Discovering light of a different color
  • The Madras triple helix
  • Epilogue : final reflections.

Similar Items