Birth Anniversary of Jagdish Chandra Bose: Amazing Facts about the Great Scientist

Posted On: 2023-11-30 14:11:21

Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose was born on 30 November, 1858 in Munsiganj (Bikrampur), Bengal Presidency, which is now situated in Bangladesh. He was a polymath with an interest in biology, physics, botany and writing science fiction. His legacy is so great that a 2004 BBC poll named him the seventh-greatest Bengali of all time, with names like Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ahead of him. 

 

Jagdish Chandra Bose sadly passed away in 1937 at the age of 78 on 23 November 1937 in Giridih, Bengal Presidency, British India, which is now in Jharkhand. The building where he breathed his last has been renamed as Jagdish Chandra Bose Smriti Vigyan Bhavan.

 

To celebrate the legacy of Jagdish Chandra Bose, we would like to look at some amazing facts about the renowned scientist on his birth anniversary. 

 

1. Bose wrote 'Niruddesher Kahini', which is considered to be one of the first works of Bengali science fiction.

 

Besides being a great scientist, Jagdish Chandra Bose also delved into literature. Writing a book called Niruddesher Kahini (The Story of the Missing One). This was one of the first works of science fiction in Bengali language, earning him the title of ‘The Father of Bengali Science Fiction.’

2. A Crater in the Moon has been named after him

 

A crater located on the far side of the Moon, in the southern sphere hemisphere, has been named after Jagdish Chandra Bose. The crater has been named Bose crater which is to the northwest of the smaller crater Bhabha, and southeast of Alder.

 

3. He invented the Crescograph

 

 

 

Crescograph is a device used to measure the growth of plants. However, what is relatively unknown is that this device was invented by Jagdish Chandra Bose in the early 20th century. Using his own invention, Bose measured plant response to various stimuli and proved parallelism between animal and plant tissues.

 

4. Jagdish Chandra Bose was the first person to study the action of microwaves in plant tissue

 

Jagdish Chandra Bose was the first to study the action of microwaves in plant tissues and corresponding changes in the cell membrane potential. Through experiments, he researched the mechanism of the seasonal effect on plants, the effect of chemical inhibitors on plant stimuli and the effect of temperature. 

 

5. He was the first person to use a semiconductor junction to detect radio waves

 

Jagdish Chandra Bose is respected worldwide for his contributions to the field of wireless communication. He is also known as the first physicist to use semiconductor junctions to detect radio signals. Much of his original equipment is still in existence at the Bose Institute in Kolkata. Sir Nevill Mott, Nobel Laureate in 1977 for his own contributions to solid-state electronics, said that "J.C. Bose was at least 60 years ahead of his time.

 

Filaantro, a crowdfunding partner Child Help Foundation, knowing the value of science has established Mini Science Centres in many schools. These centres give a practical knowledge of science to students.

 

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AUTHOR: Adil Sayyad