07/08/2021
Bengali Scientists and Their Science (Part 1)
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Basu
There are very few Bengali people who do not know Jagadish Chandra Bose. Jagadish Chandra Bose is the greatest scientist of Bengal and India in the modern era. This highly talented scientist has astonished the world with various new discoveries in physics and biology. He was an expert in science as well as literature. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers called him The Father of Radio science.
He succeeded in creating tiny waves or radio waves and transmitting them from one place to another without any wires. In 1887, the scientist Hertz directly proved the existence of electric waves. His research is the basis of electronic devices in today's world. His contribution to physics is very important. He also founded the Bose Institute, one of the most famous research centers in present-day India.
On the one hand, his very important contribution to physics, on the other hand, he has done a lot of research in the field of biology. At that time, people knew some evidence of the existence of plant life, such as trees are born, grow and die, but Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was the first to show through his instrumental crescograph how trees respond to external stimuli.