It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
C. V. RAMANWhen we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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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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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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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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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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I feel it is unnatural and immoral to try to teach science to children in a foreign language They will know facts, but they will miss the spirit.
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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 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 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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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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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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