Klippings Ten Commandments

TL;DR

This paper provides a historical account of Prof. G. Klipping's 1979 visit to IIT Madras, highlighting his lectures on cryogenics and his influence on low temperature physics research in India.

Contribution

It offers a personal, non-technical perspective on Klipping's research philosophy and his impact on cryogenics development in India during the 1970s-80s.

Findings

Insights into Klipping's research philosophy

Historical account of cryogenics development in India

Personal reflections on scientific attitudes

Abstract

This is a short historical note about the visit of Prof. G. Klipping of Fritz Haber Institute, Germany, to the low temperature physics laboratory of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. During his visit in 1979, Klipping delivered a series of lectures on cryogenic practices and low temperature physics in the physics department. The authors, both Masters degree students at that time, with a specialization in cryogenics, attended these lectures arranged by Prof. R. Srinivasan then head of the Low Temperature laboratory. In this non technical note, the authors attempt to portray the research philosophy and attitudes of Klipping as captured through many wise remarks and snippets which formed an integral part of his lectures. In the 1970-80s Klipping made invaluable contributions to the development of cryogenics research in India.