Indian Bengali physicist and polymath (1894–1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professor Satyendra Nath Bose laid down the basics for the Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate. The boson, a kind of particle of matter, is named in his honor. He was a member of the Royal Society and was awarded India's second highest civilian award (called the Padma Vibhushan) in 1954.[1]
Born | |
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Died | 4 February 1977 83) | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | England |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Known for | Bose–Einstein condensate Bose–Einstein statistics Bose gas |
Awards | Padma Vibhushan Fellow of the Royal Society Nobel Prize for Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics and Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Calcutta The Royal Society University of London Cambridge University |
Bose’s works helped statistical mechanics, the electromagnetic properties of the ionosphere, the theories of X-ray crystallography, and unified field theory. This work also led Einstein to work with him.
Bose was interested in many subjects including physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, mineralogy, philosophy, arts, literature and music. He worked on many research and development projects for India and England. He mostly spent his life in London.
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