Chromosome Woman, Nomad Scientist: E. K. Janaki Ammal, A Life 1897-1984

by Savithri Preetha Nair

This is the first in-depth and analytical biography of an Asian woman scientist-Edavaleth Kakkat Janaki Ammal (1897-1984). Using a wide range of archival sources, it presents a dazzling portrait of the twentieth century through the eyes of a pioneering Indian woman scientist, who was highly mobile, and a life that intersected with several significant historical events-the rise of Nazi Germany and World War II, the struggle for Indian Independence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103203548X
• ISBN13: 9781032035482
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"