Thermodynamics Laboratory, IIT Madras

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1. Senate in session 1967 2. Thermodynamic lab 3. NCC Buildings 4. Metrology 5. Library 6. Administrative Building

Academic Facilities

The Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1966 mentions that the Thermodynamics and Combustion Engineering Laboratory was completed in the year under report (1966-1967).

According to the Mechanical Engineering Department website of IIT Madras, Thermodynamics and Combustion Engineering Laboratory is one of the five thermal engineering laboratories of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras (As of September 2021).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

1. Senate in session 1967 2. Thermodynamic lab 3. NCC Buildings 4. Metrology 5. Library 6. Administrative Building

Photograph ID:

001/0245/IMG_0111

Album ID:

0245

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Place:

Thermodynamics Laboratory