Google Saturday celebrated Indian physicist and mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose and his contribution to the Bose-Einstein Condensate with a doodle. Born in 1924, Bose sent his quantum formulations to Albert Einstein who recognised it as a significant discovery in quantum mechanics.
Satyendra Nath Boseās journey to fame began in academics. At age 15, Bose started pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at Calcuttaās Presidency College and earned a Masterās in Applied Mathematics at the University of Calcutta soon after. Graduating top of his class in both degrees, he solidified his esteemed position in academia. Since childhood, his father, who was an accountant, would write an arithmetic problem for him to solve before leaving for work, feulling Boseās interest in mathematics.
By 1917, Bose had begun offering physics lectures. Bose began experimenting with his own theories after questioning the way particles were counted when teaching postgraduate students Planck’s radiation formula. He published his findings in a study titled Planck’s Law and the Hypothesis of Light Quanta, which he submitted to The Philosophical Magazine, a prestigious research magazine. He decided to mail his manuscript to Albert Einstein after his research was denied.
The significance of the discovery was quickly recognised by Einstein, who applied Bose’s formula to a wide spectrum of events. Bose’s theoretical work became one of quantum theory’s most important discoveries.
Bose’s enormous contribution to physics was recognised by the Indian government, which bestowed upon him the Padma Vibhushan, one of the country’s highest civilian honours. He was also named National Professor, India’s highest honour for academics.
Bose later became the president of a number of scientific organisations, including the Indian Physical Society, the National Institute of Science, the Indian Science Congress, and the Indian Statistical Institute. He eventually became a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as an adviser to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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