Satyendra Nath Bose

1 January 1894 – 4 February 1974

Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974) was an Indian mathematical physicist best known for his 1924 derivation of Planck's radiation law, which founded quantum statistics. His work, extended by Albert Einstein, gave rise to Bose-Einstein statistics and the concept of the Bose-Einstein condensate; particles obeying these statistics are named bosons in his honor. He spent much of his career at the University of Dhaka and the University of Calcutta.

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Born in Calcutta, British India
1 January 1894

Satyendra Nath Bose was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), the eldest of seven children in a Bengali family.

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Married Ushabati Ghosh
1914

Bose married Ushabati Ghosh in 1914; the couple had nine children.

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Earned MSc in applied mathematics from the University of Calcutta
1915

Bose completed his master's degree at Calcutta, topping the examination with record marks.

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Joined the University of Dhaka as Reader in Physics
1921

Bose moved to the newly founded University of Dhaka, where he taught physics and conducted his most famous research.

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Derived Planck's law, founding quantum statistics
1924

Bose sent Einstein his paper deriving Planck's quantum radiation law without reference to classical physics; Einstein translated it and extended the method, creating Bose-Einstein statistics.

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Worked in Europe with de Broglie, Curie and Einstein
1924 – 1926

Bose spent two years in Paris and Berlin, working in European laboratories and meeting leading physicists.

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Appointed Professor and Head of Physics at Dhaka
1927 – 1945

On his return from Europe, Bose became professor and head of the physics department at the University of Dhaka.

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Returned to the University of Calcutta as Khaira Professor
1945 – 1956

Bose moved back to Calcutta at the Partition era, serving as Khaira Professor of Physics until 1956.

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Awarded the Padma Vibhushan and elected Fellow of the Royal Society
1954 – 1958

Bose received India's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1954 and was elected FRS in 1958.

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Died in Calcutta, India
4 February 1974

Satyendra Nath Bose died in Calcutta at the age of 80.

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