HISTORY 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Peaceful Nuclear Explosion, Homi Sethna, Pressurized Heavy-Water Reactor
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The making of the indian atomic bomb: science, secrecy and the. South asian cultures of the bomb: atomic publics and the state in india and pakistan: ramindar kaur, atomic bombay (2012, aru(cid:374)dhati ro(cid:455), (cid:862)the e(cid:374)d of i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)atio(cid:374)(cid:863, george perko(cid:448)i(cid:272)h, i(cid:374)dia"s (cid:374)u(cid:272)lear (cid:271)o(cid:373)(cid:271): the i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t o(cid:374) glo(cid:271)al proliferatio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:895) Recover lost hindu civilization, especially science; hinduism based on scientific purposes. Nehruvian modernism (1st prime minster jawakarlal nehru) Science linked to national security in all its forms = conditions ripe. Homi jehangir bhabha (1909-66) for atomic energy: wealthy tata family (industrialists, physics, phd, cambridge univ. , 1935, close relationship with pm nehru. Early atomic activity: india would distinguish itself by peaceful use: 1948: atomic energy commission, bhabha chairman. Sear(cid:272)h for (cid:862)rare earths(cid:863) a(cid:374)d other ato(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:373)i(cid:374)erals tremendous legitimacy and popular support: department of atomic energy (dae) (1954) Formalized state monopoly on atomic energy: atomic energy establishment, trombay (aee) Primary site for atomic energy research: logics of secrecy.
