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Despite all the hot air about #MakeinIndia, when India needs something important, #Modi has no faith in Indians, even when they have proved themselves.
Our own government organization, #CDAC has made world class supercomputers. They are the #PARAM class of clusters.
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Our own government organization, #CDAC has made world class supercomputers. They are the #PARAM class of clusters.
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The article in today's Hindu newspaper says that India wanted to get an 18 #petaflop (PF) computer. Well, the fastest computer in India is the #PARAM #Siddhi, located in #IISC Bangalore, with a peak speed of 5.3 PF. Now you want 18 PF.
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In 2002, PARAM unveiled its first #teraflop (TF) computer. One PF is 1000 times faster than a TF. By 2020, they had come up with a PF computer. 1000x in 18 years. How long do you think it will take them to go 3x from their existing level?
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In 1930, anticipating Nobel Prize, CV Raman bought two tickets to Stockholm, other for wife, as early as September, 3 months early.
His conviction was not misplaced; he was decorated with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year for his path-breaking work. #BirthAnniversary
His conviction was not misplaced; he was decorated with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year for his path-breaking work. #BirthAnniversary
Raman was also the first Non white to get Nobel Prize in science. It took merely Rs. 200 to make this discovery & now millions of rupees. University of Cambridge offered him a Professor’s job. He rejected & later appointed as 1st Non British Director of IISc Bangalore in 1933.
During WW2 tried best to bring some scientists to work in #IISc, including Niel Bohr, Heisenberg, Pauli. Max Born spend some time here.
CV Raman studied Science, but got selected in Indian Financial Service. Was in good position. But later returned back to world of science.
CV Raman studied Science, but got selected in Indian Financial Service. Was in good position. But later returned back to world of science.
In 1930, anticipating the Nobel Prize, CV #Raman bought two tickets to Stockholm, other for his wife, as early as September, 3 months early.
His conviction was not misplaced; was decorated with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year for his path-breaking work. #BirthAnniversary
His conviction was not misplaced; was decorated with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year for his path-breaking work. #BirthAnniversary
Raman was also the first Non white to get Nobel Prize in science. It took merely Rs.200 to make this discovery & now millions of rupees.
University of Cambridge offered him a Professor’s job.
He rejected & later appointed as 1st Indian Director of IISc Bangalore in 1933.
University of Cambridge offered him a Professor’s job.
He rejected & later appointed as 1st Indian Director of IISc Bangalore in 1933.
Later he wrote his experience of sitting under Union Jack while recieving the prize. How it led to his breakdown.
