Here is a collection of all those immortal and fascinating titbits that depict the human face of scientists who are otherwise renowned for their rationality, genius and contributions to mankind. It proves that there can be laughter even in science. There are always curious stories, amusing anecdotes, and quaint characters in all subjects. More so in science, its practitioners known more for their absent-mindedness, eccentricities and even single-track madness.
Born in a rich Parsee family of Bombay, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, was destined to carve a niche for himself in the field of nuclear science. Unlike several of his colleagues, he chose not to settle down in the West. Instead, he returned to India and brought with him, what is now called Big Science. In Independent India, Bhabha, with the support of Jawaharlal Nehru, laid the foundation of a scientific establishment and was responsible for the creation of two premier ...