Article ID: CBB001551714

The Chemical Researches of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray (2014)

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Chakravorty, Animesh (Author)


Indian Journal of History of Science
Volume: 49, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 361-370


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Lead Article in a Series: History of Chemistry and Chemical Researches in 20th Century India
Language: English

This article sketches the germination of Prafulla Chandra's interest in chemistry in Presidency College, its progressive growth in Edinburgh University and finally its culmination in his research laboratories in Calcutta (Presidency College and later in the University College of Science). From those of his contributions which have stood the test of time, a selected few like the ones on nitrites, on mercury complexes, on sulfur ligand related chemistry, on platinum metal chemistry and more will be highlighted. Certain difficulties and mistakes on the way will be noted. Mention will be made of his school of chemistry and of his diversified activity profile.

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Authors & Contributors
Basu, Aparajita
Eddy, Matthew D.
Harris, Richard
Kawashima, Keiko
Lewis, Robert
Macintyre, Iain
Journals
Indian Journal of History of Science
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Archives of Natural History
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Historia Scientiarum: International Journal of the History of Science Society of Japan
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
John Donald
Concepts
Chemistry
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Colonialism
Science education and teaching
Medicine
Medical education and teaching
People
Ray, Prafulla Chandra
Cullen, William
Berry, Richard James Arthur
Black, Joseph
Campbell, Alfred Walter
Curie, Marie Sklodowska
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
Meiji period (Japan, 1868-1910)
Places
India
Calcutta (India)
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Japan
Scotland
East Africa
Institutions
University of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Animal Breeding Research Department (University of Edinburgh)
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