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The Indian Particle Man

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story of Professor Satyendra Nath Bose , the Indian physicist after whom the Boson particle has been named, is presented by Dr Sharon-Ann Holgate. Saeed Jaffrey plays Bose, a Renaissance man who was a multilinguist, a musician and a friend of Tagore. Dr Holgate asks why his name has been forgotten outside the world of science, given the importance of his work and influence. Producer Julian Mayers

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Unknown:
Professor Satyendra Nath Bose
Presented By:
Dr Sharon-Ann Holgate.
Presented By:
Saeed Jaffrey
Producer:
Julian Mayers
Source: Radio Times

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