Sandarbh - Issue 53 (February-March 2006)

 Table Of Contents

1. Women In Science by Vivian Gornik Translated by Tultul Biswas [Hindi PDF, 136 kB]
   
   A view of women in science through the life of physicist Alma Norowsky. Read article.... 
   
   
2. Atoms In Motion by Richard Feynman Translated by  K. B. Singh [Hindi PDF, 413 kB]
   
   A beautiful exposition on motion at sub-microscopic level – from Richard Feynman’s classic lecture series at Caltech. Read article....  
   
   
3. Interstellar Fuel by Martin Gardner [Hindi PDFs: Part 1, 99 kB][Part 2, 47 kB][Part 3, 42 kB][Part 4, 51 kB]
   Puzzle based on a science fiction tale. Read article....  
   
   
4. Series And Infinite Series by Jayashree Subramanian[Hindi PDF, 76 kB]
   Fun with numbers: interesting observations on infinite series. Read article....  
   
   
5. What Provides Strength To Plants by Smruti Chitnis and Kishor Powar [Hindi PDF, 245 kB]
   A fascinating insight into the underlying strength of trees to resist natural forces. Read article....  
   
   
6. Conductors and Semiconductors by Rajashree Rajagopal and Priyadarshini Karve [Hindi PDF, 1.6 MB]
   Towards understanding the electrical conductivity in conductors and semiconductor materials – the basis of electronics. Read article....  
   
   
7. Fun With Rhymes by Mukesh Malviya [Hindi PDF, 91 kB]
   A teacher sharing his real-life notes on  an engaging classroom experience using rhymes in primary school teaching. Read article....  
   
   
8. Excerpts From Mahabharat - Part 3 by C. N. Subramaniam and P. K. Basant [Hindi PDF,  466 kB]
   Article uses these excerpts to place time markers on various sections of the Mahabharat text. Read article....  
   
   
9. Toy Horse Book review by Teji Grover [Hindi PDF, 139 kB]
   A review of the children’s book – ‘Khilone Wala Ghoda’. Read article....   
   
   
10. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Translated by Usha Chaudhary[Hindi PDF, 172 kB]
    A science fiction from the book by the same name. Read article....  
    
    
11. Identifying Male And Female Snakes by K. R. Sharma  [Hindi PDF, 50 kB]
    How does one distinguish a male snake from a female one? This article gives you a few clues … Read article....

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