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Climbing the limitless ladder : a life in chemistry / C.N.R. Rao.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rao, C. N. R. (Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra), 1934-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemists--India--Biography.
- Chemists.
- Rao, C. N. R. (Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra), 1934-.
- Rao, C. N. R.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This important book is an autobiographical account of doing scientific research in India. It provides an insight to the perseverance of a scientist from a developing country. His relentless pursuit of excellence in chemistry for more than half a century is a remarkable source of inspiration to young scientists facing modern-day challenges.
- Contents:
- Prologue; Contents; 1. Those Days; 2. Pilgrimage for Knowledge: Banaras to Berkeley; 3. In Search of a Place and a Purpose; 4. A Long Journey; 5. Labyrinths of Power; 6. Great Fraternity; 7. Reflections; Epilogue: Doing Science as a Way of Life; Appendices; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613144607
- 9781283144605
- 1283144603
- 9789814307871
- 9814307874
- OCLC:
- 738434099
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