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.
C. V. RAMANIs 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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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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It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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The 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.
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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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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 I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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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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