Dr. J C Bose
was a great scientist. He was a physicist as well as a biologist and has made
remarkable discoveries in both the fields.
Jagadishchandra
was born on 30th November 1858 in Faridpur, which is now in
Bangladesh. His father was a deputy magistrate in Faridpur. He started schools
in those days and Jagdish had his early education in one of these schools.
As a child
he was very curious about everything. He liked games too and cricket was his
favorite game. He was sent to Calcutta for higher studies. Since childhood he
was more interested in plant and animal life, but in the college his professor
of physics inspired him to take interest in physics.
He completed
his BA when he was 19 years old. In 1880 he went to England for further
studies. On his return to India he taught at Presidency college, Calcutta. He
saved money to have his own laboratory to do the research work.
In 1891 his
research paper on the electromagnetic waves won him Doctorate from the Royal
Society of England. He proved many theories of electromagnetic waves, which
were proved almost simultaneously by the western scientists like Marconi and
Tesla. In November 1894 he used electromagnet waves to ignite gunpowder and
ring a bell from distance. This proved that it was possible to send
communication signals without using wires.
As he was
interested in biology since childhood, he did a lot of research work in plant
physiology. He proved that the plants have a life and a nervous response just
like animals. He invented a device called Cresograph.
He designed
and developed many scientific instruments, which are still usable, even after
100 years. He was a very good teacher and always used classroom demonstrations.
He died in
November 1937
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