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FORGOTTEN HEROES OF INDIAN SCIENCE

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Haryana Penguin Random House 2025Edition: 1Description: 538ISBN:
  • 9780670096282
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509.2 ANA/FO
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Upendranath Brahmachari conjured a potent drug to vanquish the spectre of kala-azar, saving millions from the deadly disease. Ram Nath Chopra explored ancient ayurvedic knowledge, extracting a natural compound from sarpagandha to treat seizures and high blood pressure. Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose etched a novel cipher for fingerprints, birthing the science of forensics with their elegant method. Though pilfered by Scotland Yard, it found mention in the intricate plot of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of the Four. Yellapragada Subbarow sculpted five monumental discoveries that reshaped modern medicine, saving countless lives—yet, in a poignant twist of fate, could not save his own.

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