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SATHYENDRANATH BOSE

Exceptional Brilliance

In India scientists of the calibre of Sathyendranath Bose are rare. His exceptional intelligence solved fresh problems and he kept widening the field of his interest. So he won worldwide fame. Even in Oxford University he was considered as a very great personality. He was the President of the National Institute of Sciences. The Government of India conferred the 'Padma Vibhushan' award on him in 1954 and honored him. On his
retirement from service in 1956, Calcutta University honored him by appointing him as Emeritus Professor.

In 1964, Delhi University honored him with the award of the degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.). Many other universities conferred doctorates on him. He became a scientist revered by one and all.

Bose is the author of 'Light Quanta Statistics', 'Affine Connection Co-effcients' and other works of science. He wrote 'Albert Einstein' and several other books in Bengali. Along with Meghnad Saha, Bose has translated from German into English Einstein's book on the Theory of Relativity. Several of his research papers have been published in well-known and standard foreign journals.

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About Satheyendranath Bose
Introduction
Sleepy
Boyhood And Education
Exceptional Intelligence
Guidance From Ideal Teachers
Teaching In Calcutta University
The Great Einstein
In Europe
'Can You Find His Equal?'
His Field Of Reasearch
Einstein's Guidance
The 'Guru'
A Wide Range Of Interests
The Partition Of Bengal
Interest In Society
Love Of Literature And Music
Development of Science
The Mother Tongue
Ever Alert
Stepping Into Politics
The Ideal Professor
Disciplined And Fearless
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