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.
C. V. RAMANIt is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea.
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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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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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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 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 essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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.
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