It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
C. V. RAMANThe Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which can recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to our rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny.
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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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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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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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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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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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