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Jagadish Chandra Bose - The Reluctant Scientist
Jagadish Chandra Bose: The Reluctant Physicist (ISBN 9389136997) is a contemporary biography of the Indian polymath, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, modern India’s first scientist, an eclectic pioneer in radio science, and the father of Plant Neurobiology. Written by the Indian author, Sudipto Das, this marks Das's debut in non-fiction after three novels. Published in November 2023 by Niyogi Books, it was launched in Bangalore at the Bangalore Literature Festival on December 3, 2023, and in Calcutta on January 11, 2024. The book poignantly chronicles Bose's championing of India’s self-reliance through scientific research despite British racism and prejudice against Indian science. Bose indigenously designed innovative instruments for his experiments, prioritising Open source, open sharing over patents—a forerunner of today’s open innovation. Already a poster boy of thIndia Semiconductor Mission hailed as a trailblazer in the technology that was a precursor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (; ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) 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. Bose (crater), A crater on the Moon was named in his honour. He founded the Bose Institute, a premier research institute in India and also one of its oldest. Established in 1917, the institute was the first interdisciplinary research centre in Asia. He served as the Director of Bose Institute from its inception until his death. Born in Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bangladesh), during British Raj, British governance of India, Bose graduated from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India). Prior to his enrollment at St. Xavier's College, Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
