Subrata Dasgupta Few pages for you Though almost 90 years have passed since the death of Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose (1858-1937), the enigmatic quality of his scientific life and personality continues to intrigue observers both in East and West. He was the first Indian scientist to receive international recognition both as a physicist and a plant physiologist, and he invented remarkably delicate instruments throughout his scientific life. In physics he was amongst the very first to produce and study sub- centimeter radio waves. His theories about the relationship between life and non-life were highly controversial in his time. He dared to advance hypotheses about plants that evoked both admiration and hostility amongst his peers in the West. The enigmatic quality of his scientific life and personality continues to intrigue observers both in East and West. This book is the first comprehensive, critical study of Sir Jagadis Bose's science and philosophy of nature, his intricate relation with the Raj, and his complex and wayward genius. This new 25th anniversary edition expands and updates the original 1999 edition with an extensive Afterword that discusses more recent ideas, reflections and insights pertaining to Bose's science. Publication Jadavpur University Press