In this long memoir that spans eight decades and five continents, Asoka Mendis (Emeritus Professor of Space Physics, University of California, San Diego) recollects the seminal events in his life, as he grew up in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), did his post-graduate research in England, and subsequently followed a career in research and teaching in the United States following a brief stint in Sri Lanka. Much of the memoir is devoted to copious reflections, that are often triggered by these recollections. A clear thread that runs through the entire narrative is his uncompromising skepticism, and his...
In this long memoir that spans eight decades and five continents, Asoka Mendis (Emeritus Professor of Space Physics, University of California, San Die...
