Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose CSI CIE FRS (;, 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937), also spelled Jagdish and Jagadis, was a biologist, physicist, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics, made significant contributions to plant science, and laid the foundations of experimental science in the Indian subcontinent. IEEE named him one of the fathers of radio science. Bose is considered the father of Bengali science fiction, and also invented the crescograph, a device for measuring the growth of plants. A crater on the moon has been named in his honour. He founded Bose Institute, a premier research institute of India and also one of its oldest. Established in 1917, the Institute was the first interdisciplinary research centre in Asia. He served as the Director of Bose Institute from its inception until his death.
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Date of birth | 30 November 1858
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Place of birth | Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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Date of death | 23 November 1937
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Place of death | Giridih, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Giridih, Jharkhand, India)
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Residence | Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India
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Jagadish Chandra Bose is known for his role in the film Bumm Bumm Bole (2010) as texture lead.
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