5,000 years of Indian science history on display, at the Science Museum, London, until 31 March 2018

5,000 years of Indian science history on display

The exhibition aims to redress the Eurocentric bias of science history.

An exhibition that opened this week at the Science Museum in London, UK. run by Illuminating India, until 31 March 2018.

Highlingts:

• First written zero on a 1700-year-old birch bark manuscript
• Oldest artefact is set of weights that standardised mud brick production
• Exhibition at UK’s Science Museum in London

A light scattering technique invented in the early 20th century and a fragile manuscript documenting the earliest known symbol for a numerical zero are among achievements of Indian science highlighted in an exhibition that opened this week at the Science Museum in London, UK.

Illuminating India, which runs until 31 March 2018, marks 70 years from the country’s independence by celebrating global contributions to scientific advancement, as well as photography, from 3000 BC to the present day.

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By: Anita Makri

Source: SciDev.Net update: 9 October 2017