Chapter 28
1. Mahendralal Sircar (1833–1904): Started the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science and the Calcutta Journal of Medicine.J.N. Tata (1839–1904): Industrialist and philanthropist.Asutosh Mookerjee (1864–1924): Dynamic educationist; Vice-chancellor of Calcutta University.J.C. Bose (1858–1937): Physicist and science-fiction writer; laid the foundation for experimental science in the subcontinent.P.C. Ray (1861–1944): Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical industry in India; started the Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Ltd.
2. Life-sketch of J.N. Tata based on: F.R. Harris, Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata: A Chronicle of His Life; and B.V. Subbarayappa, Pursuit of Excellence: A History of the Indian Institute of Science. ...
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