Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858-1937) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose[1] CSI CIE FRS[2][3][4] (/boʊs/;,[5] IPA: [dʒɔɡodiʃ tʃɔndro boʃu]; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, botanist. He was also a writer of science fiction.[6]
Jagadish Chandra Bose | |
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Jagadish Chandra Bose in Royal Institution, London, 1897 | |
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Died | 23 November 1937 78) Giridih, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Giridih, Jharkhand, India) | (aged
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Calcutta (BA) Christ's College, Cambridge (BA) University College London (BSc, DSc) |
Known for | Millimetre waves Radio Crescograph Contributions to plant biology Crystal radio Crystal detector |
Spouse | Abala Bose |
Awards | Companion of The Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) (1903) Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) (1911) Knight Bachelor (1917) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, biophysics, biology, botany |
Institutions | University of Calcutta University of Cambridge University of London |
Academic advisors | John Strutt (Rayleigh) |
Notable students | Satyendra Nath Bose Meghnad Saha Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Sisir Kumar Mitra Debendra Mohan Bose |
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