Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was a polymath with interests in biology, physics and writing science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contributions to botany, and was a major force behind the expansion of experimental science on the Indian subcontinent. Bose is considered the father of Bengali science fiction.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Bikrampur
- Educated at
- Dhaka Collegiate SchoolHare SchoolMymensingh Zilla SchoolPabna Zilla School, PabnaSt. Xavier's College, Kolkata
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Companion of the Order of the Star of India
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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"The unique throb of life in all creation could seem only poetic imagery before your advent, Professor! A saint I once knew would never pluck flowers. 'Shall I rob the rosebush of its pride in beauty? …"
"Capacity to endure through infinite transformation must be innate in that mighty civilization which has seen the intellectual culture of the Nile Valley of Assyria and of Babylon wax and wane and disa…"
"Ashoka’s emblem of the Amlaki will be seen on the cornices of the Institute, and towering above all is the symbol of thunderbolt. It was the RishiDadhichi, the pure and blameless, who offered his life…"
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Timeline
1858
Born
Birth1937
Died
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