This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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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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Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession of scholars, both Indian and European, who have lived in this city, made it their own, and given it of their best.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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 seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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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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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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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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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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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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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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It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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