Article ID: CBB183380486

Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE): A case study in the triumphs and frustrations of state-sponsored science in India (2022)

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Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) was an experiment rooted in the philosophy of Nehruvian socialist science, Vikram Sarabhai’s leapfrogging vision, and the Indian scientific community’s dedication to the development of the county. It was designed and executed for educating and connecting the people of the country. Yash Pal, the figure of modern scientific education in India, played a crucial role to realize this dream project. Though SITE was not entirely successful in fulfilling its role, it did lay foundations for a bigger space science objective for education. In this essay, I explore the progress of socialist science and its impact on major scientific developmental projects through the SITE. It also takes into account several oral history anecdotes from the interactions I had with Yash Pal and his colleagues over several years.

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Authors & Contributors
Cain, Friedrich
Petrov, Victor
Yeon-Jung, Ji
Siegel, Benjamin Robert
Himmel, Torsten K. D.
Benjamin W. Goossen
Concepts
Science and politics
Socialism
Government sponsored science
Science and government
Cold War
Research
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
Places
Soviet Union
United States
India
East Germany
Russia
China
Institutions
Atomic Energy Commission of India
United States. Department of Energy
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
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