The Technological Indian /
Bassett, Ross
The Technological Indian / Ross Bassett. - 1 online resource (340 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Indian Discovery of America -- 2. American-Made Swadeshi -- 3. Gandhi's Industry -- 4. From Gujarat to Cambridge -- 5. Engineering a Colonial State -- 6. Tryst with America, Tryst with MIT -- 7. High Priests of Nehru's India -- 8. Business Families and MIT -- 9. The Roots of IT India -- 10. From India to Silicon Valley -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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In the late 1800s India seemed to be left behind by the Industrial Revolution. Today there are many technological Indians around the world but relatively few focus on India's problems. Ross Bassett-drawing on a database of every Indian to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through 2000-explains the role of MIT in this outcome.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674504714 9780674088986
10.4159/9780674088986 doi
Technology transfer--History--India.
Technology transfer--History.--India
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
338.954/06
The Technological Indian / Ross Bassett. - 1 online resource (340 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Indian Discovery of America -- 2. American-Made Swadeshi -- 3. Gandhi's Industry -- 4. From Gujarat to Cambridge -- 5. Engineering a Colonial State -- 6. Tryst with America, Tryst with MIT -- 7. High Priests of Nehru's India -- 8. Business Families and MIT -- 9. The Roots of IT India -- 10. From India to Silicon Valley -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In the late 1800s India seemed to be left behind by the Industrial Revolution. Today there are many technological Indians around the world but relatively few focus on India's problems. Ross Bassett-drawing on a database of every Indian to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through 2000-explains the role of MIT in this outcome.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674504714 9780674088986
10.4159/9780674088986 doi
Technology transfer--History--India.
Technology transfer--History.--India
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
338.954/06