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.
C. V. RAMANThe 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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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