Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
C. V. RAMANThe 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.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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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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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic 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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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water.
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