Dr. Neelima Jerath, Director General, Science City recallingachievements at the occasion said that Pushpa Gujral Science City has receivedoverwhelming response from the region. More than 45 Lac visitors have visitedScience City since its opening to the public in 2005.
Further, two galleries on Mathematics and Electricity beingset up at PGSC with financial assistance of Government of Punjab and Govt. ofIndia would be upcoming attractions for its visitors. Technology upgradation ofSpace Theatre will also be taken up shortly as the State Government has alreadymade a provision of 11 Cr. during the financial year 2021-22.
She added that while schools in Punjab remained closedduring COVID-19 lockdown, PGSC ensured that the students’ tryst with sciencecontinued with a renewed vigour. More than 125 on-line programs includingwebinars, Science camps, workshops, innovative ideas were organized reachingout to students, teachers and general public.
Speaking at this occasion, Prof. Shouribrata Chatterjee,Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Delhi delivered a special talk on “Wireless and Radio frequency circuits: FromMaxwell to the modern cell phone”.
During his talk, he said that, modern cell phone is a wonderof the world that works reliably for all of us which allows us to communicatewith others in different locations without the use of any physical connection.He talked about the evolution of wireless and RF circuits from early inventorsand Maxwell's equations to the modern cell phone.
Further, he discussed about modern innovations that have ledto groundbreaking changes in the industry including cell planning, and enveloptracking power amplifier.