It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
C. V. RAMANAll the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or in large orchestras where a little noise more or less makes no difference.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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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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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 think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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