30 moments

1. Birth in Calcutta

   1894-01-01 · Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   Bose was born in Calcutta, beginning a life closely associated with the city’s educational and scientific institutions. City-center coordinate; the birth residence is not identified by the source.

2. Entered Presidency College

   1909-01-01 · Presidency College, Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   After placing fifth in the 1909 entrance examination, Bose entered the Intermediate Science course at Presidency College in Calcutta.

3. MSc achievement at Calcutta University

   1915-01-01 · University College of Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   Bose completed the MSc Mixed Mathematics examination at Calcutta University, where he placed first. Coordinate is for the University College of Science/Rajabazar campus; the examination venue is not specified.

4. Research scholar at Calcutta University

   1916-01-01 · University College of Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   Bose joined Calcutta University as a research scholar and began studying relativity. Coordinate represents the University College of Science campus.

5. Joined Dhaka University

   1921-01-01 · University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   Bose moved to the newly founded University of Dhaka as Reader in Physics, beginning his principal academic period in Dhaka.

6. Developed quantum-statistics paper at Dhaka

   1924-01-01 · University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   While serving as a Reader at the University of Dhaka, Bose wrote the paper that introduced his novel derivation of Planck’s radiation law. The source supports the year, not a more precise writing date.

7. Departed Bombay for Europe

   1924-09-01 · Bombay Harbour, Bombay (Mumbai), Bombay Presidency, British India

   On two years’ study leave from Dhaka University, Bose began his first European research journey by sailing from Bombay. The source specifies early September but not a departure day; coordinate is a representative harbor point.

8. Lodging in Paris

   1924-10-26 · 17 Rue du Sommerard, Paris, France

   

   Bose was living in Paris during his European study leave and wrote Einstein from his lodging at 17 Rue du Sommerard. The quoted letter is dated 26 October 1924 at 17 Rue du Sommerard, Paris.

9. Scientific work in Berlin

   1925-10-08 · Berlin, Germany

   

   After about a year in Paris, Bose went to Berlin and sought an appointment with Albert Einstein. City-center coordinate; the specific Berlin laboratory or residence is not identified.

10. Met Born and Hückel in Göttingen

    1926-01-01 · Göttingen, Germany

    

    During his European study tour, Bose visited Göttingen in the summer and met Max Born and Erich Hückel. The source specifies summer 1926; the required date field is therefore limited to the year.

11. Returned to Dhaka after European study

    1926-01-01 · University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India

    

    Bose returned to Dhaka after his first European research visit and resumed his career at Dhaka University.

12. Indian Science Congress session in Madras

    1929-01-01 · Madras (Chennai), Madras Presidency, British India

    Bose served as sectional president for Physics and Mathematics at the Madras session of the Indian Science Congress. City-center coordinate; the congress venue is not identified.

13. Indian Science Congress presidency in New Delhi

    1944-01-01 · New Delhi, British India

    Bose was General President of the Indian Science Congress at its 31st session in New Delhi. City-center coordinate; the session venue is not identified.

14. Left Dhaka for Calcutta University

    1945-01-01 · University of Calcutta, Kolkata, British India

    Bose accepted the Khaira Professorship at Calcutta University and permanently departed Dhaka. The source’s following section identifies his Calcutta phase as 1945–56; coordinate is a representative University of Calcutta point.

15. Visited Göttingen scientists

    1951-01-01 · Göttingen, West Germany

    On the same European trip, Bose visited Göttingen to meet Otto Hahn, Werner Heisenberg, and Houtermans. The source gives the year through its preceding sentence.

16. Visited Heidelberg scientists

    1951-01-01 · Heidelberg, West Germany

    Bose visited Heidelberg during his renewed European travel and met Walther Bothe, Otto Haxel, J. H. D. Jensen, and H. Maier-Leibnitz.

17. Met Niels Bohr in Copenhagen

    1953-01-01 · Copenhagen, Denmark

    

    Bose visited Copenhagen and met Niels Bohr during his 1953 European journey. The source gives the year through its preceding account of the 1953 itinerary.

18. Met Wolfgang Pauli in Zürich

    1953-01-01 · Zürich, Switzerland

    Bose visited Zürich and met Wolfgang Pauli during his 1953 European itinerary. The source gives the year through its preceding account of the 1953 itinerary.

19. Return visit to Paris

    1953-01-01 · Paris, France

    Bose visited Paris during his 1953 European itinerary. City-center coordinate; the source does not identify a Paris venue.

20. Visit to Geneva

    1953-01-01 · Geneva, Switzerland

    During the European journey associated with the Budapest peace congress, Bose visited Geneva. The source gives these visits as part of the 1953 journey but does not establish their sequence or dates within the year.

21. Visit to Prague

    1953-01-01 · Prague, Czechoslovakia

    Bose visited Prague during the European journey associated with the Budapest peace congress. The source gives these visits as part of the 1953 journey but does not establish their sequence or dates within the year.

22. World Congress for Peace in Budapest

    1953-01-01 · Budapest, Hungary

    Bose attended the World Congress for General Disarmament and Peace in Budapest. The wording indicates attendance in the context of his 1953 European itinerary, but does not provide a day or month.

23. Crystallographic Conference in Paris

    1954-01-01 · Paris, France

    Bose presented the constructional details of his rapid-scanning spectrophotometer at a crystallographic conference in Paris. City-center coordinate; the conference venue is not identified.

24. British Association meeting in England

    1956-01-01 · England, United Kingdom

    Bose travelled to England to attend a meeting of the British Association for the Cultivation of Science. The source identifies only England, not the meeting city; coordinate is a representative point for England.

25. Vice-Chancellor at Visva-Bharati

    1956-01-01 · Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

    

    After retiring from Calcutta University, Bose became Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati and worked in Santiniketan. The source section identifies his Santiniketan period as 1956–58.

26. Royal Society meeting in London

    1958-01-01 · London, United Kingdom

    Bose returned to London for a Royal Society meeting at which he was elected a Fellow. The source establishes 1958 by stating this occurred two years after the 1956 England trip.

27. Peace Conference in Moscow

    1962-01-01 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Bose travelled from Sweden to Moscow to attend a peace conference. City-center coordinate; the conference venue is not identified.

28. Travel through Sweden

    1962-01-01 · Sweden

    Bose travelled to Sweden before continuing to Moscow for a peace conference. The source identifies Sweden but no city; coordinate is a representative national point.

29. Golden-jubilee address at Bose Institute

    1974-01-08 · Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Bose attended and addressed the inaugural meeting of an international seminar celebrating the golden jubilee of Bose statistics. Coordinate is the present Bose Institute campus coordinate; the historical lecture-theatre location may require further site-level confirmation.

30. Death in Calcutta

    1974-02-04 · Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India

    

    Bose died in Calcutta at age 80, less than a month after the Bose-statistics jubilee seminar. City-center coordinate; the source does not identify the precise place of death.