When was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?

Jagadish Chandra Bose was born on 30 November 1858 in Bikrampur.

Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose study?

Jagadish Chandra Bose was educated at Christ's College, University College London, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Hare School.

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Jagadish Chandra Bose

डा. जगदीश चन्द्र बोस

Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)

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Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (; IPA: [d͡ʒɔɡod̪iʃ t͡ʃɔn̪d̪ro boʃu]; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a polymath with interests in biology, physics and writing science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contributions to botany, and was a major force behind the expansion of experimental science on the Indian subcontinent. Bose is considered the father of Bengali science fiction. A crater on the Moon was named in his honour. He founded the Bose Institute, a premier research institute in India and also one of its oldest. Established in 1917, the institute was the first interdisciplinary research centre in Asia. He served as the Director of Bose Institute from its inception until his death.

Quick facts

Born: 30 November 1858 wd
Place of birth: Bikrampur wd
Died: 23 November 1937 wd
Place of death: Giridih wd
Citizenship: British Raj wd
Occupation: botanist, university teacher, physicist, archaeologist, writer, chemist wd
Education: Christ's College, University College London, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Hare School, University of London, St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Mymensingh Zilla School wd
Spouse: Abala Bose wd

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (1903)
Companion of the Order of the Star of India (1912)
honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
Knight Bachelor

About

Born in Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bangladesh), during British governance of India, Bose graduated from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India). Prior to his enrollment at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, Bose attended Pabna Zilla School and Dhaka Collegiate School, where he began his educational journey. He attended the University of London to study medicine, but had to give it up due to health problems. Instead, he conducted research with Nobel Laureate, Lord Rayleigh at the University of Cambridge. Bose returned to India to join the Presidency College of the University of Calcutta as a professor of physics. There, despite racial discrimination and a lack of funding and equipment, Bose carried on his scientific research. He made progress in his research into radio waves in the microwave spectrum and was the first to use semiconductor junctions to detect radio waves.

Bose made pioneering discoveries in plant physiology. He used his own invention, the crescograph, to measure plant response to various stimuli and proved parallelism between animal and plant tissues. Bose filed for a…

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When was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?: Jagadish Chandra Bose was born on 30 November 1858 in Bikrampur.
Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose study?: Jagadish Chandra Bose was educated at Christ's College, University College London, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Hare School.

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