Geek Nation : How Indian Science is Taking Over the World (Record no. 30696)
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| fixed length control field | 01813nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781444710151 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509.54 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Saini, Angela, 1980- |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Geek Nation : How Indian Science is Taking Over the World |
| Statement of responsibility | Angela Saini |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii,280 Pages |
| Other physical details | 23x15 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | India: it's a nation of geeks, swots and nerds. Almost one in five of all medical and dental staff in the UK is of Indian origin, and one in six employed scientists with science or engineering doctorates in the US is Asian. By the turn of the millennium, there were even claims that a third of all engineers in Silicon Valley were of Indian origin, with Indians running 750 of its tech companies. At the dawn of this scientific revolution, Geek Nation is 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. Angela Saini explains how ancient science is giving way to new, and how the technology of the wealthy are passing on to the poor. Delving inside the psyche of India's science-hungry citizens, she explores the reason 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, Geek Nation explains what this means for the rest of the world, and how a spiritual nation squares its soul with hard rationality. Full of curious, colourful characters and gripping stories, it describes India through its people - a nation of geeks |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Science--Social aspects |
| -- | India |
| -- | Technology--Social aspects |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-20 | CRV/GPLM/12/2016 | 876.00 | 509.54 S132G 2011 | 35728 | Books |