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.
C. V. RAMANIt 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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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 essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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I have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry such a distinguished pioneer in scientific research and education in Bengal as Sir Prafulla Ray.
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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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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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 will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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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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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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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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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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 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 strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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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 not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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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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