Geek nation
Subtitle: how Indian science is taking over the world
By: Angela Saini
Publisher: Hodder
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781444710168
Subjects: Social aspects; Science; Scientists; Technology; Scientifiques
Description: A vivid, geeky travelogue of a journey to meet the inventors, engineers, and young scientists helping to give birth to the world's next scientific superpower--a nation built not on conquest, oil, or minerals, but on the scientific ingenuity of its people. In this entertaining exploration of India's rise as a center of scientific excellence, Angela Saini delves inside the psyche of the nation's science-hungry citizens, explaining how ancient science is giving way to new, and how the technology of the wealthy is passing on to the poor. She also explores why the government of the most religious country on earth has put its faith in science and technology. Through witty first-hand reportage and penetrative analysis, she explains what this means for the rest of the world, and how a spiritual nation squares its soul with hard rationality.--From publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: Brain games; title: Electronics City; title: The long-life banana; title: Chariots of the gods; title: The mindreading machine; title: Geeks rule; title: The impossible drug; title: Brainpower; title: Rocket science.