[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v1.c2.2 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c2.2 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c2.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.2) Ever since India attained her independence, the subject of history of science has evoked enthusiasm. The INSA created its special division and funded research. During my student days (1950-52), the Bachelor's level programme in Chemistry included a course on history of chemistry. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, U.S.A.) where I worked during 1960-63, the subject of archae-metallurgy was being nurtured by the famous physical metallurgist Prof. C.S. Smith whose work on Damascus sword is well-known. Today the developed nations in the West are spending huge amounts of money for sophisticated instruments and still more sophisticated brains to unravel the mysteries of archae-materials. - [Previous: v1.c2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.1) - [Next: v1.c2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.3) - [Up: v1.c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c2.2) · Pramāṇa