The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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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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 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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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It 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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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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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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 seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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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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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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The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.
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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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It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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