ISBN: 9788184821741    Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd. Year of publishing: 1985     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 32        Language: English

Jagdis Chandra Bose (1858-1937) was the first Indian scientist in modern times to have won international recognition. Gifted with a mind that was at once inquisitive and discerning, Bose wondered about the how and why of things from a very young age. All along, he kept himself abreast of scientific and technological developments in the West. With Marconi, who at about the same time worked independently half-way across the globe, he laid the foundations of radio broadcasting. Though he began with Experimental Physics, his innate interest in living beings veered him towards the science of Biophysics. He invented extremely sensitive instruments that could detect and measure the responses of living organisms to external stimuli. His contribution to the world of science was invaluable. As the 1945 edition of 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' wrote: "His work was so much in advance of his time that its precise evaluation was not possible."
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