Box MS-024 Box 10

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This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature. 

Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature. 

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Contains a booklet with the convocation address given by K S Krishnan at Patna University.

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Contains a printed copy of a book containing a broadcast lecture delivered by K S Krishnan from 15 to 17 December 1956 titled "New Era of Science" as part of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Pater Lecture Series. The lectures were broadcasted by the All India Radio. Along with it is the printed copy of the invitation to the lecture.

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A typewritten draft of a talk was delivered at perhaps All India Radio, about the International Geophysical Programme led by the International Council of Scientific Unions.

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A typewritten draft of a talk was delivered at perhaps All India radio. Mentions palm leaf manuscript contains notes on constellations, scientific books such as Euclid's Elements, an advanced book of arithmetic by Radhakrishna Iyer, as well as medieval Tamil commentaries of Nambillai and Periavachan Pillai.

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A typewritten copy of the speech delivered by K S Krishnan on being the first recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Physical Sciences. The speech mentions memories related to Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and discusses the scattering of light.

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Contains a booklet with the convocation address given by K S Krishnan at the University of Mysore.

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Incomplete handwritten draft of a convocation address given by K S Krishnan on the occasion of the eleventh annual convocation ceremony of the Punjab University held at the University Campus in Chandigarh. Along with this is the conference program.

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Contains the following: i. Invitation from the President and Members of Jadavpur University to the Annual Convocation on 24th December 1958. ii. Program of the Annual Convocation. i. A booklet containing an address delivered at the fourth annual convocation by K S Krishnan at Jadavpur University. On the cover is stamped "26 February 1959."

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Typewritten draft for a book review with handwritten corrections that was to be broadcast on All India Radio.

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Contains a letter from the Station director of All India Radio, Tiruchirapalli, with an attached copy of a Talk delivered by K S Krishnan at All India Radio, Tiruchirapalli, under the series 'The Age of the Common Man'.

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Contains a typewritten summary of a lecture given by K S Krishnan on the occasion of the International Telecommunication Union banquet held at Hotel des Bergues, Geneva. Also contains a printed copy of the French lecture summary titled "Quelques aspects du fondement scientifique des télécommunications" published in the Journal Des Telecommunications, No. 8 (1960).

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A typewritten draft of a talk which was delivered at All India Radio. Mentions Lab diaries, C V Raman, magnetic properties of crystals, electrical fields inside crystals, benzene and graphite.

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Contains details about three papers presented at a session on "Research and Industry: Objectives and Philosophy" chaired by K S Krishnan. The three papers presented are: i. The Need for Fundamental Research in Industry by K S Krishnan ii. Co-Operative Research Laboratories in Industry by Vikram Sarabhai iii. Industrial and Sponsored Research Institutions by D N Daruvalla

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Handwritten draft of a talk by K S Krishnan titled "Space-Time".

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It contains two letters from AIR with details about a broadcast talk by K S Krishnan titled "Truth and Exactitude" under the series "Scientific Outlook". Along with these letters is a draft of the broadcast talk.

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Handwritten notes and draft of a commemoration address given by K S Krishnan in Calcutta as part of the University of Madras Centenary Celebrations.

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Printed copy of a handwritten draft of a lecture by K S Krishnan about Mahendralal Sircar. The lecture was delivered at IACS.

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Typewritten and handwritten draft of a broadcast talk by K S Krishnan about his latest work. Mentions are work involved in organising and equipping the National Physical Laboratory of India, scattering light through mediums and developing mathematical methods.

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A typewritten draft of an address by K S Krishnan for the Jubilee Celebration of some college. Geometry forms the subject matter of the address.

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Typewritten draft of a speech by K S Krishnan, possibly for his 60th Birthday. Contains annotations in shorthand.

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Loose pages containing handwritten notes for a talk on the relationship between science and industry.

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Contains a handwritten and a typewritten draft with handwritten annotations of a broadcast talk by K S Krishnan titled "The Attainment of Low Temperatures. I. Reaching 1° Absolute".

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Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations of a broadcast talk by K S Krishnan titled "The Attainment of Low Temperatures. II. Below 1° Absolute".

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Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations of a broadcast talk by K S Krishnan titled "The Atom Down the Ages: The Atom as Radiations".

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Incomplete handwritten draft of an address given by K S Krishnan, probably on the opening of the National Physical Laboratory of India. Mentions Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

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Handwritten draft of an evening lecture delivered by K S Krishnan titled "The Crystal World". Mentions properties of crystals

Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature. 

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Contains two undated typewritten drafts with handwritten annotations of a book review by K S Krishnan of "Chakravarti Thirumagan" by C Rajagopalachari. Also includes the final book review published in Indian Literature (Half-Yearly Journal of Sahitya Akademi), Volume 2, Issue 2.

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It contains a typewritten draft of a paper by K S Krishnan titled "Modern Views on the Structure of Metals" for the Rajah Annamalai Chettiar Commemorative Volume edited by B V Narayanaswamy Naidu. Some of the paper is based on a speech broadcast from AIR, Dacca.

Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains material related to the life and work of K S Krishnan, a physicist and scientific administrator. The papers have been arranged into nine series - notes and notebooks, scientific research, administration and teaching, talks and writings, photographs, personal and ephemera, correspondence, material related to Krishnan collected by Krishnan family, material about Krishnan collected by D C V Mallik, and Tamil documents - spirituality and literature. 

Scope and Contents Contains the following: i. Handwritten draft of a letter to Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar informing him about accepting the invitation to become a member of the board of CSIR. Also, thanks to Bhatnagar for his wishes. ii. Draft of a letter to Negretti and Zamra requesting a copy of a publication. It also contains a draft of an acknowledgement letter for receiving the publication. iii. Draft a letter to Flatters and Garnett requesting a copy of a publication. It also contains a draft of an...

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Contains a typewritten telegram for A V Hill. It also includes handwritten drafts of telegrams by K S Krishnan for Venkateswaran and Homi Bhabha.