Science -- Social aspects
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the impact of science on modern society and the sociology of science. Works on the role of science in the history and development of civilization are entered under Science and civilization.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chayanika Shah Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-040
Content Description
The intellectual arrangement strives to preserve the provenance and original order of the papers. Where an original order could not be found, the Archives have applied an order, and folders within the sub-series are arranged usually in chronological or alphabetical order.The collection has been arranged to reflect the different processes and phases of Shah's work. Most of the series does not contain any sub-series.Series one containing correspondence has been arranged...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-2000
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
Obaid Siddiqi Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-001
Abstract
Obaid Siddiqi (1932-2013) was the co-founder and first Centre Director of the National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore. Siddiqi worked extensively on genetic neurobiology of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. He found a set of temperature-sensitive paralytic mutants that exhibit defects in electrical activity of nerves and muscles, which led to a deeper understanding of ionic mechanisms involved in nerve conduction and synaptic transmission. His pioneering work on...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1939 - 2013
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
