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Jagadish Chandra Bose
Pioneering microwave experiments and measuring electrical responses in plants.
Radio-wave research · Plant physiology · Bose Institute
- Born
- 30 November 1858
- Birthplace
- Mymensingh, present-day Bangladesh
- Died
- 23 November 1937
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Jagadish Chandra Bose
Jagadish Chandra Bose was an Indian scientist whose research crossed physics and plant biology. He built instruments for experiments with very short radio waves, then developed sensitive ways to measure plant responses. In 1917, he founded the Bose Institute in Calcutta.
Early life
Bengal childhood
Began his education in a Bengali-language school before studying in Calcutta.
St Xavier’s College
Developed his interest in experimental science before travelling to Britain.
Career
- 1880s
Training in Britain
Studied natural sciences at Cambridge after initially pursuing medicine in London.
- 1885
Presidency College
Returned to India as a professor of physics in Calcutta.
- 1890s–1900s
From waves to plants
Extended his experimental work from electromagnetic waves to responses in living tissue.
- 1917
Bose Institute
Founded a research institute spanning physical and biological sciences.
Contributions
Wireless demonstration
Demonstrated the transmission of radio signals in Calcutta.
Response in the Living and Non-Living
Published experiments comparing responses to stimuli in different materials.
Crescograph
Developed an instrument that magnified tiny movements as plants grew.
Beyond the lab
Abala Bose
Married the educator and women’s-rights advocate in 1887.
Literature
Also wrote in Bengali, including an early work of science fiction.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Bose Institute history ↗Research legacy ↗Life and work ↗Photo: The Birth Centenary Committee, printed by P.C. Ray. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
