Dr. Jnan Chandra Ghosh: 1894–1959
✍ Scribed by K.S.G. Doss
- Book ID
- 103063196
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1960
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 99 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
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✦ Synopsis
In 1955, he became a member of the Planning Commission, Government of India. It is of interest to recall that Dr. Ghosh's work on strong electrolytes gave a great fillip to progress in this field. It was Dr. Ghosh who gave the first quantitative formulation of electrolytic conduction based on a simple model. On the basis of certain assumptions, he derived a formula for equivalent conductance, which was in agreement with many of the data available; it attracted the attention of many eminent scientists, Sir William Bragg and Max Planck amongst others. When, however, the theory was examined with reference to all the data available, a large number of discrepancies were observed and the theory met with criticism. This, however, focused the attention of Debye and Htickel on the problem and the new interpretation of the subject led to the modem ideas regarding strong electrolytes.
Dr. Ghosh was known for his selfless devotion in the cause of scientific research, technical education and industrial development in India, and he played a very important part in organizing them in the country.
K. S. G. Doss