Satyendra Nath Bose's Impact on Physics

Key Points

• 1Satyendra Nath Bose discovered the correct equations for the behavior of photons in 1924.
• 2Bose's work is considered one of the foundational papers of quantum theory.
• 3Bose's paper was initially rejected by a journal but later supported by Einstein.
• 4This year marks 100 years of Bose’s discovery.
• 5Bose's work pioneered the field of quantum statistics, leading to the concept of bosons.
• 6His mathematical prowess had been noted by his teachers early on.