DWIH Joint Lectue Series 2013 - Humboldts Erben (Humboldt's Heirs) at Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 6:30pm on 29th November 2013
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Event Description : DWIH Joint Lectue Series 2013 - Humboldts Erben (Humboldt's Heirs)
Taking up the DWIH’s Motto of “Germany Land of Ideas”, this Joint Lecture Series aims at paying tribute to the different facets of Alexander von Humboldt’s academic achievements. The German House for Science and Innovation (Deutsches Haus für Wissenschaft und Innovation, DWIH) is a consortium of about twenty members for strengthening academic exchange between Indian and Germany. Heidelberg Center South Asia (HCSA) has initiated this Lecture Series, jointly with the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). By doing so, we aim at bringing together scholars from the fields of Natural and Social Sciences, as well as Humanities and Literature. The Lecture Series will be held over the next few months, with prominent scholars from India and Germany.
Humboldt’s scientific approach: Relevance in today’s context
The expeditions and scientific discoveries of Alexander von Humboldt are well known and documented. While Humboldt started his education with finance, to prepare himself as a scientific explorer, he moved on to commerce, foreign languages, geology, anatomy and astronomy. He also braced himself with the use of scientific instruments, something rare in those days. While on his travels, he enriched his experience with interaction and collaboration with learned men of the region. His work from the 18th century are evidence that the concepts or scientific buzz words like “multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary”, “border-less science” and “collaborative research” are being re-invented in the 21st century. The talk will focus on these aspects.
Prof. Amita Chandra teaches physics at the Delhi University’s Department of Physics and Astrophysics. She had her higher education at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Thereafter, she went to the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, as an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow. Her research interests are; ion conducting composites, fractal growth, chaos in electrochemical systems and ion track based electronic devices. She was the first Humboldt Ambassador Scientist to India (2006-12).
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Place : Library, Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : DWIH Joint Lectue Series 2013 - Humboldts Erben (Humboldt's Heirs)
Taking up the DWIH’s Motto of “Germany Land of Ideas”, this Joint Lecture Series aims at paying tribute to the different facets of Alexander von Humboldt’s academic achievements. The German House for Science and Innovation (Deutsches Haus für Wissenschaft und Innovation, DWIH) is a consortium of about twenty members for strengthening academic exchange between Indian and Germany. Heidelberg Center South Asia (HCSA) has initiated this Lecture Series, jointly with the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). By doing so, we aim at bringing together scholars from the fields of Natural and Social Sciences, as well as Humanities and Literature. The Lecture Series will be held over the next few months, with prominent scholars from India and Germany.
Humboldt’s scientific approach: Relevance in today’s context
The expeditions and scientific discoveries of Alexander von Humboldt are well known and documented. While Humboldt started his education with finance, to prepare himself as a scientific explorer, he moved on to commerce, foreign languages, geology, anatomy and astronomy. He also braced himself with the use of scientific instruments, something rare in those days. While on his travels, he enriched his experience with interaction and collaboration with learned men of the region. His work from the 18th century are evidence that the concepts or scientific buzz words like “multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary”, “border-less science” and “collaborative research” are being re-invented in the 21st century. The talk will focus on these aspects.
Prof. Amita Chandra teaches physics at the Delhi University’s Department of Physics and Astrophysics. She had her higher education at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Thereafter, she went to the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, as an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow. Her research interests are; ion conducting composites, fractal growth, chaos in electrochemical systems and ion track based electronic devices. She was the first Humboldt Ambassador Scientist to India (2006-12).
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DWIH Joint Lectue Series 2013 - Humboldts Erben (Humboldt's Heirs) at Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 6:30pm on 29th November 2013
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