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.
C. V. RAMANWe have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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 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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It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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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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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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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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The 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 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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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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