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.
C. V. RAMANThe Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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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 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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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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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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And it was this belief which led to the subject becoming the main theme of our activities at Calcutta from that time onwards.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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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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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 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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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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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.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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