The Indian Part Of The Higgs Boson
Best explanation of the Higgs Boson deal I’ve seen.
Would be the boson, named after Satyendra Nath Bose, who the elementary particle is named after. The Higgs Boson (or boson) has been in the news for being discovered, showing that Standard Model Physics kinda works but also creating a lot of data to drive further discoveries. Now Indian scientists are pushing for the Boson part to be capitalized (which I already do) to highlight the contribution of the Indian genius Bose.
In 1924, he sent a paper to Albert Einstein describing a statistical model that eventually led to the discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate phenomenon.
The paper was the basis for naming two fundamental classes of sub-atomic particles – bosons and fermions (after Italian Enrico Fermi). (The Age)
Bose was a fascinating and inspiring figure to the world. I once had a Philosophy Of Science professor ask me (in a fit of pique) what India had ever contributed to the world, as in science. I was shocked and couldn’t answer. I wish I’d known about Bose then. India has contributed both the number zero, as we know it, and apparently the concept of a boson, which I don’t quite get but which seems awesome in the video above. I must say that the ‘charm fermion’ is my favorite element. So here’s to the Higgs Boson, and all the science and scientists that contributed to it in little and big ways.
Mohsin Hamid, author of How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia, has a nice 
I’m happy to be featured in Echelon magazine’s 40 Under 40 feature, profiling young people who contribute to the economy in some way, mainly in business but also in terms of innovation and thought leadership. It’s an interesting article not just in that I’m in it (mainly for work on indi.ca and 
I won’t add too much commentary, but just read I guess. The youngest Rajapaksa, Rohitha (Chi Chi) has given an amazing interview to the 
In 2009 this strange character appeared on the Sri Lankan Internet scene, getting angry, flaming, trolling whatever. Then he started naming anonymous bloggers, posting comments as people’s kids, nasty stuff, for which I removed him from 
May be worth reading up on Ramanujan and Abdus Salam. Latter was from Pakistan, but quite a character. Was a friend of Cyril Ponnamperuma, who was perhaps Sri Lanka’s only contender in modern science.
Chandra Wickramasinghe is also doing a bunch of good work! :)
Satyendra Nath Bose = ONE good apple in a basket of billion+ useless rotten apples.
I can’t stand Indians. What they do is try to get credit which is NOT due to them. Out of the 8000 odd scientists at CERN there is only ONE Indian Senior Scientists. NDTV was interviewing this woman constantly last week, as to give the impression that she was the one who discovered the Higgs.
Have any one of you worked with Indians??? I have. They are the rudest people in the world. Absolutely no talent. They talk the sun and the moon. Can’t create a simple system.
Indians are overrated, over-hyped, overestimated garbage. They say India does not have any ghettos like the US, India IS a ghetto.
Hey Man Nalin, Chill, I work with a bunch of Indians, among others. They are fine people. My Boss is an Indian and he is a great person. I am sorry if you can’t, take a walk in the Google campus, in my eyes, people there are about 40% Indian origin. They do some darn good stuff there. Yes some of them acts sort of arrogant. I guess it comes with the job and the upbringing!
And where did you pull the 1/8000 from?
Oh God, please don’t judge Indians based on NDTV.
If anything happens in the world, the NDTV reply is traditionally “ZOMG THIS IS SO AWESOME WE INDIANS MUST HAVE DUNNIT”. And then they go interview the most senior Indian who is related to the occasion. This is not an accurate representation of Indians, and I’m pretty sure NDTV wasn’t so bad a few years ago. Even I noticed how ridiculously they treated the Higgs Boson announcement.
Indians overall are perfectly fine people, any arrogance and rudeness that occurs (not commonly) is probably because of the hardships they have to face getting to where they are. It’s like village kids who get in to urban universities like UoC, they come from a different, tougher background and behave differently and don’t immediately adjust to the new situation, resulting in ragging and so on.
Very nice video, I ‘liked’ it. I am proud to say I have dined in the cafeteria shown in the beginning.
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, mathematicians of the 20th century was an indian by the name of Ramanujan.
Chandrasekhara limit was named after it’s discoverer.
but this request is silly. if you start writing boson with B, then we must also write fermions with a F
The Saha equation is also named after an indian
Indians are the most hated and despised community here in Australia. The Aussies refer to them as “turdskins”, the equivalent of “nigger” in US and “kaffir” in South Africa. Indians have ruined the reputation of all South Asians. They are known for there foul body order, rude behavior, complete lack of civility and ineptitude. Although Australians (meaning the Whites) will never display open racism, they will for sure talk bad about Indians behind their back.
Yes, and Sri Lankan boat people have done wonders for the reputation of Sri Lankans.
Second that. My friend worked for a company run by Indians. They asked their employees to take out their rubbish home in plastic bags, cos the stingy fuc*ers did not want to spend money on dustbins. Indians are smelly primitive morons. These scum are worldwide outcasts. In the US here too it is very easy to spot an Indian neighborhood or house. The lawns will never be mowed, houses not painted and litter everywhere.
In my experience, indians are quite easily worst people to work with as far as business partners & clients are concerned. There are a few good people I’ve worked with from india, but the overwhelming experience has been negative & far worse than any other country.
I cannot understand this disgusting racist crap that pops up here everytime Indi writes something about Indians. I have met a few obnoxious Indians, sure – but no more obnoxious than some Brits, Americans, Chinese, Australians, you name it, who I’ve also had the displeasure of encountering. And let’s face it, there’s absolutely no shortage of Sri Lankans who fall into the category.
On the other hand, some of the smartest, kindest, most interesting, most cultured people I have ever come across have also been Indians. I’ve been fortunate to have had a great many Indian friends throughout my life, and they are among the finest human beings I know. Some people just have a need to feel superior, and that’s just pathetic.
Neil’s wife is probably being boned by an Indian.
I think you are a frog in the well. Indians are infamous for the characteristics mentioned by Neil. Indians are the most disgusting people. Have you being to India??? I bet you have not. Indian cities are the filthiest, dirtiest, ugliest cities in the world. Over 500 Million Indians have no toilets and defecate in the open. India is one of the most poor countries in the world. It is a country where no city has 24×7 running water. All their military hardware have being procured using foreign loans (BTW India has a negative current account balance). Indians behave like this because India is a hellhole. It’s survival of the fittest, dog eat dog world.
Yeah, seriously, I don’t get it. There are over a billion people in India. Some of them are horrible and some of them are cool. I haven’t found the proportion different than anywhere else.
Most Indians I know are great and I have a great respect for them and their culture. Sri Lanka and India are close and we’re generally not dicks to each other (on a personal level). I honestly don’t get it.
Should not forget C. V. Raman, nobel Laureate, after who is named Raman Spectroscopy -used by chemists and phycists.
This rajivmw guy has to be an Indian for sure. Indians are the smartest, kindest, most interesting, most cultured people my backside. Indians are rat worshiping lunatics. Check out rat worshiping in India: http://flickeringpictures.com/2009/01/14/the-20000-luckiest-rats-in-the-world/
Here are some photos from India, home of very smart, interesting and cultured people (I advise you to first have your dinner before looking at these): http://www.chinasmack.com/2010/pictures/filthy-india-photos-chinese-netizen-reactions.html
More photos from Incredible India: http://theplanetd.com/india-is-filthy/
Very “smart”, interesting and “cultured” indeed.
PS: I can show you more, but then you guys will start puking all over.
Jesus Christ!!!! WTF. Is this for real???
I have been to India once. Bombay. It’s a gigantic shithole. Must be the filthiest, dirtiest city on the planet. I got fedup after a few hours. If you think Indians are going to the next superpower, you are definitely mentally retarded.