The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
C. V. RAMANIt was my great good fortune, while I was still a student at college, to have possessed a copy of an English translation of his great work.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession of scholars, both Indian and European, who have lived in this city, made it their own, and given it of their best.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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In the first English class I attended, Prof. E. H. Elliot, addressing me, asked if I really belonged to the Junior B. A. class, and I had to answer him in the affirmative. He then proceeded to inquire how old I was.
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It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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We begin to realise that the molecular scattering of light in liquids may possess an astronomical significance, in fact contribute in an important degree to the observed albedo of the earth.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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I feel it is unnatural and immoral to try to teach science to children in a foreign language They will know facts, but they will miss the spirit.
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In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.
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