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The Physicist

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"Sir, I have ventured to send you the accompanying article for your perusal and opinion. I am anxious to know what you think of it. You will see that I have tried to deduce the coefficient  8πν 2 / c 3  in Planck's Law independent of classical electrodynamics, only assuming that the ultimate elementary region in the phase-space has the content  h 3 . I do not know sufficient German to translate the paper. If you think the paper worth publication I shall be grateful if you arrange for its publication in  Zeitschrift für Physik . Though a complete stranger to you, I do not feel any hesitation in making such a request. Because we are all your pupils though profiting only by your teachings through your writings. I do not know whether you still remember that somebody from Calcutta asked your permission to translate your papers on Relativity in English. You acceded to the request. The book has since been published. I was the one who translated your paper on Generalised Rel...
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"Why I Do Science"

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  For an outsider, the job of a scientist is a mystery. What motivates the scientists to ask fundamental questions about the workings of nature. In this article, Dr. Pavan Kumar shares his reasons to pursue science.
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Einstein with Tagore

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  T oday  I peep into  "Journal of Physics Education" I got a very good article of Partha Ghose, a physicist and science populariser.He was formerly with the S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata. He had edited a book entitled ," Einstein Tagore and the Nature of Reality ". Some most beautiful sentences I got, going to include here. Y ou are here that implies you have already heard about two legends Rabindranath and Einstein of twentieth century. As a resident of West Bengal I heard about the great poet Rabindranath and great scientist Albert Einstein from my birth. I am now 19 years old, a black sheep of science student, I never understand poem or short story of Rabindranath  till now. And if I talk about Einstein I can't visualise the phenomenon behind special theory of relativity like length contraction or time dilation . Okay it's my problem! Let's talk about them.For that we need a time machine to go back 20 th century and listen. I...
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