The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
C. V. RAMANI think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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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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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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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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We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which can recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to our rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny.
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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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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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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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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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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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