Tools of Astronomy: How They Transformed Our View of the Universe

Winner of the 1994 NCSTC National Award for best science and technology coverage in the mass media, Biman Basu (b. 1945) has been involved in science popularisation for more than three decades. An M.Sc in chemistry from the University of Delhi, he began his career as a lecturer in Hans Raj College. In 1970 he joined the Council of Scientific Industrial Research as assistant editor of their popular science monthly, Science Reporter of which he is currently the editor. Between 1974 and 1977 he was on deputation to All India Radio as a science correspondent. Another of his books, The Story of Man, was published by NBT in 1977.