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Prof. P. Sriram has been a Professor of the Department of Aerospace Engineering since 2004. He did his B. Tech. in IIT Madras and was the gold medallist of the 1982 batch. His areas of interest include Composites, Fatigue and Fracture, and Vibrations. This slide rule model is the Post Versalog 1460, manufactured by Hemmi (Japan) in the late 1960s and marketed by Post in the USA.  The following information is from the National Museum of American History (Behring Centre): The Frederick Post Company, a 20th-century manufacturer and retailer of scientific instruments based in Chicago,…

These two books were contributed by Prof. S. Radhakrishnan (Alumnus, 1966 and Faculty of IIT Madras, Applied Mechanics Department). "Monograph Series on Vibration Analysis & Control - Part 1" was written by Dr. Ing. B. V. A. Rao (former faculty in the Applied Mechanics Department) and "Spirituality at Work - The Inspiring Message of the Bhagavad Gita" was written by Prof. Devdas Menon (Professor at the Civil Engineering Department).  

Prof. Swarnalatha Rangarajan is a Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. Prof. Swarnalatha's research interests lie in ecocriticism and American literature. These books were contributed to the Heritage Centre by Prof. Swarnalatha. 

Dr. Anil Kakodkar (born 11 November 1943) is an Indian nuclear physicist. Dr. Kakodkar is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan (India's second-highest honour for civilians). He was the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India. He was also the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, from 1996 to 2000.