When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
C. V. RAMANWe 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 have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry such a distinguished pioneer in scientific research and education in Bengal as Sir Prafulla Ray.
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It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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It will soon be 25 years from the date of publication of my first research work. That the scientific aspirations kindled by that early work did not suffer extinction has been due entirely to the opportunities provided for me by the great city of Calcutta.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.
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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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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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