Instrumental Lives- An Intimate Biography of an Indian Laboratory

Abstract

The Book tries to weave an intimate biographical account of a physicist, Prof. CV Dharmadhikari, and his work on the scanning tunneling Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope. The book begins by author’s encounter with the scientist in a very realistic and interesting manner. He begins opening up the potential of his work for STS studies, in terms of its ethnographic methodological engagement.

Keywords: Scanning Tunneling Microscope; Atomic Force Microscope; Science and Technology Studies; ethnographic methodology