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. RAMANAnd 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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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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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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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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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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