The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.
C. V. RAMANIn 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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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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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 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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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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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.
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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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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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It was my great good fortune, while I was still a student at college, to have possessed a copy of an English translation of his great work.
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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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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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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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