It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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All the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or in large orchestras where a little noise more or less makes no difference.
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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
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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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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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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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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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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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