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.
C. V. RAMANWe 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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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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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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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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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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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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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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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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It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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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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