Farewell to the iconic 'libraries
An African saying likens a learned person to a proverbial library. "When a learned dies, a library is burned down," goes the proverb. In the last few weeks, at least three such "libraries" burned down, one of which was our very own. On Sept 6, Tan Sri Balachandra Chakkingkal S...
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| description | An African saying likens a learned person to a proverbial library. "When a learned dies, a library is burned
down," goes the proverb. In the last few weeks, at least three such "libraries" burned down, one of which was
our very own.
On Sept 6, Tan Sri Balachandra Chakkingkal Sekhar, fondly known as Mr Natural Rubber, Malaysia's worldfamous
pioneer rubber researcher, passed away.
He was the first Malaysian to head the Rubber Research Institute (RRI) Malaysia, and later was made the
chairperson of the Malaysian Rubber Research Development Board.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 76 when he was in Chennai, India, as a visiting professor of Anna
University to pursue his lifetime
passion—rubber research. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-333892017-04-19T06:58:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/33389/ Farewell to the iconic 'libraries Abd Razak, Dzulkifli HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc. An African saying likens a learned person to a proverbial library. "When a learned dies, a library is burned down," goes the proverb. In the last few weeks, at least three such "libraries" burned down, one of which was our very own. On Sept 6, Tan Sri Balachandra Chakkingkal Sekhar, fondly known as Mr Natural Rubber, Malaysia's worldfamous pioneer rubber researcher, passed away. He was the first Malaysian to head the Rubber Research Institute (RRI) Malaysia, and later was made the chairperson of the Malaysian Rubber Research Development Board. He died of a heart attack at the age of 76 when he was in Chennai, India, as a visiting professor of Anna University to pursue his lifetime passion—rubber research. 2006-09-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33389/1/DZUL313.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2006) Farewell to the iconic 'libraries. The New Sunday Times. |
| spellingShingle | HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc. Abd Razak, Dzulkifli Farewell to the iconic 'libraries |
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