Tell me one thing which was invented by an India. Electricty? heat energy, light energy, electrical? nuclear. I see non indian names like maxwell, newton, bhor,daton.. stop boasting..be a bit humble..
RE:stop bragging
by Sanjay Rao on Mar 26, 2007 08:05 AM Permalink
When there were no fear of wars and invasions, science in India always excelled. Unfortunately for most part India was constantly threatened and no one big empire ruled for long. On the contrary, all those scientists you are mentioning recieved royal patronage as they could afford. We are second to none.
RE:stop bragging
by Maximus Decimus Meridius on Mar 26, 2007 09:06 AM Permalink
Bohr did his atomic theory work in the 1900 (1912, I think). Maxwell, 1885 or so. Newton, around 1600. Europe was a democracy during Maxwell and Bohr's time and Newton lived in democratic england (though the monarchy had a few more powers than now). There was more "royal patronage" then than there is now - states fund research activity now too. Most of India's nobel prize winners are from the British era - Tagore, Raman, Hargobind Khorana (tecnically 1962, but his education was in British India, and then to the US). Even Chandrasekhar Subramaniam may have been educated during the British Era.
Maybe India messed up our education system. In any case, our rhetoric of being second to none is hardly reflected in our recent contributions to science. Everytime, people hark back to the golden age of the Gupta dynasty when Aryabhatta, Sushruta, et al lived and contributed to math and medicine. Sure, that's all fine, but what did we do recently? Be proud of what you were, but also be aware of what you are. Because without that knowledge, there can be no progress
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by Maximus Decimus Meridius on Mar 26, 2007 09:07 AM Permalink
Typo... I meant there was no more royal patronage then than there is now...
