Google Doodle celebrates the achievements of Satyendra Nath Bose:

 

SATHYENDRA NATH BOSE

Google pays tribute to Indian physicist and mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose with a creative doodle for his contribution to the Bose-Einstein Condensate. On this day in 1924, mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose sent his quantum formulations to Albert Einstein who immediately recognized it as a significant discovery in quantum mechanics.

At age 15, Bose began pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at Calcutta’s Presidency College and earned a Master’s in Applied Mathematics soon after at the University of Calcutta.

By the end of 1917, Bose began giving lectures on physics. While teaching postgraduate students Planck’s radiation formula, he questioned the way particles were counted and began experimenting with his own theories.  

“He documented his findings in a report called Planck’s Law and the Hypothesis of Light Quanta, and sent it to a prominent science journal called The Philosophical Magazine,” it added.

After facing rejection, he decided to mail his paper to Einstein, who recognized the significance of the discovery. His theoretical paper became one of the most important findings in quantum theory. 

For his tremendous contribution to physics, Bose was honoured with the second-highest civilian award in the country, the Padma Vibhushan.