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Satyendra Nath Bose became a legendary figure of science in the 20th century in India with his revolutionary discovery on the nature of radiation. Despite the association with Einstein, however, little is known about him outside of India. This book highlights the remarkable intellect and the extraordinary personality of Bose set against the backdrop of a rich Bengali cultural tradition and British-Indian politics. Unlike other books covering the significance of Bose's discovery, this book describes his diverse scientific contributions to India's scientific community by bringing together selected articles and addresses by Bose as well as contributions from some well-known scientists on the many-faceted life of Bose, thus making it a truly unique volume.
Sample Chapter(s)
Foreword (121 KB)
On the Influence of the Finite Volume of Molecules on the Equation of State (137 KB)
Contents:
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- Satyendra Nath Bose — His Life and Times (1894–1974) (K C Wali)
- Selected Scientific Papers:
- Early Papers — Classical Physics
- Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Statistics
- The Ionosphere — Mathematical Physics
- Unified Field Theory
- Lectures and Addresses:
- Science in Education
- Higher Education and Us
- Man in the Scientific Age
- The Mother Tongue
- The Krishnan Memorial Lecture, 1971
- Education and the New Age
- Miscellaneous Pieces:
- A Scientist's Apologia
- The Progress of Science in Ancient India
- The Early Phase of My Explorations in Science
- Einstein
- In the Company of Madame Curie
- Articles by Others:
- George Sudarshan
- W A Blanpied
- J Stachel
- and other papers
Readership: Graduate students, physicists, chemists and historians of science.
