Satyendra Nath Bose
Physicist, Academic
1894 – 1974
Who was Satyendra Nath Bose?
Satyendra Nath Bose FRS was a Bengali Indian physicist specialising in mathematical physics. He was born in Calcutta. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate. A Fellow of the Royal Society, the Government of India awarded him India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 1954.
The class of particles that obey Bose–Einstein statistics, bosons, was named after him by Paul Dirac.
A self-taught scholar and a polyglot, he had a wide range of interests in varied fields including physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, mineralogy, philosophy, arts, literature and music. He served on many research and development committees in independent India.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1894
Kolkata - Parents
- Spouses
- Ushabati Bose
( - 1974/02/04)
- Ushabati Bose
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Presidency College, Kolkata
- University of Calcutta
- Hindu School, Kolkata
- Employment
- University of Calcutta
- University of Dhaka
- Lived in
- Kolkata
- India
- Died
- Feb 4, 1974
Kolkata
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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