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Bose, Satyendra Nath (1894-1974) physicist, specially
known for his theory of quantum statistics, pioneer of practicing science
in Bangla. Satyendra Nath Bose was born in calcutta
(now spelled as Kolkata) on 1st January 1894. He passed the Entrance examination
securing fifth position from the Calcutta Hindu School in 1909 and passed
the ISc in 1911 from the Presidency College, Calcutta securing the first
position. Satyendra Nath obtained the BSc degree in Mathematics from the
Presidency College in 1913 and MSc degree in Mixed Mathematics in 1915
from the same college.
After completing the MSc degree, Bose paid his full attention
to research on Mixed Mathematics and Physics under the fellowship
with meghnad
saha at Calcutta Science College. Bose joined the newly
established Dhaka University in 1921 as a Reader of the Department
of Physics and later became the Head of the department. While
working at Dhaka University, SN Bose worked hard in establishing
the department and sincerely performed research work for twenty
years at a stretch. His research on Theoretical Physics and X-ray
Crystallography made him celebrity worldwide. In 1924, Bose published
his celebrated article entitled 'Planks Law and the Light Quantum
Hypothesis'.
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Satyendra Nath Bose |
The great physicist Albert Einstein appraised the article
and translated it into German language. He also made proper arrangements
to focus the hypothesis to the scientists through publishing it in science
journals. The hypothesis received a great attention and was highly appreciated
by the scientists. It became famous to the scientists as 'Bose-Einstein
Theory'. One kind of particle in atom has been named after his name as
'Boson'. Bose placed his name in the history of science by solving some
of the complex mathematical equations of the theory of relativity.
In 1929 Satyendra Nath Bose was elected chairman of the
Physics of the Indian Science Congress and in 1944 elected full chairman
of the Congress. He became professor of Physics of the university
of calcutta in 1945. He also served as Khoyra Professor and
Dean of the Post-graduate Science Faculty. He was appointed Professor
Emeritus of the university in 1958. In 1956 Professor Bose was made vice-chancellor
of Visva-Bharati University and served there till 1958. The Government
of India appointed him National Professor in 1959.
Professor SN Bose was a fellow of the Royal Society of
London in 1958. He was nominated a member of the Rajjashabha (Parliament)
of the west
bengal (India) in 1952. Satyendra Nath Bose played a pioneering
role in exercising science in Bangla language. With a view to upholding
this object Professor Bose established 'Vangiya Bijnan Parisad' in Kolkata
and published its organ entitled 'Jnan O Bijnan'. He was awarded 'Deshikottom'
by Visva-Bharati University and 'Padmabhusan' by the Indian Government
in appreciation of his outstanding achievements. He died in Kolkata on
4th February 1974. [Md Mahbub Murshed]
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