We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
C. V. RAMANIt 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 essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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 will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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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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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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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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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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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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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