Jagadish Chandra Bose
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Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was a polymath with interests in biology, physics and writing science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contributions
J. C. Bose in 1897
Bose's 60 GHz microwave apparatus at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, India. His receiver (left) used a galena crystal detector inside a horn antenna and galvanometer to detect microwaves. Bose invented the crystal radio detector, waveguide, horn antenna, and other apparatus used at microwave frequencies.
Jagadish Chandra Bose with other prominent scientists from Calcutta University.
Crescograph, Bose Institute, Kolkata
Abala Bose
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Abala Bose was an Indian social worker and feminist. She was known for her efforts in women's education and her contribution towards helping widows.
Jagadish Chandra Bose
…met University of Edinburgh student Prafulla Chandra Roy, with whom he became close friends. In February 1887, Bose married feminist and social worker Abala Bose. After obtaining a degree from the University of Cambridge Bose returned to India. Henry Fawcett had given Bose an introduction to Lord Ripon, the…
Lady Abala Bose
Sister Nivedita, Sister Christine, Charlotte Sevier, and Lady Abala Bose in Mayavati
Autochrome portrait by Georges Chevalier, 1920