Happy National Science Day: Quotes, Wishes, Messages, Images, Date, and More

Science plays a very significant role in our lives and has changed the course of human civilization to a great extent. From waking up in the morning to going to sleep at night, science affects every moment of our lives. We are largely dependent on science, and it makes our life so much easier.

Introduction of National Science Day

India celebrates National Science Day on February 28th every year, and it celebrated the historical invention of The Raman Effect by the famous Indian scientist Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman on February 28th, 1928. He was awarded a Noble Prize in Physics in 1930 for this remarkable discovery, and he was the only Indian scientist to win this prestigious award. 

History of National Science Day

Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman was born on November 7th, in the year of 1888, in Tiruchirappalli, in Tamil Nadu. He took great interest in science from a very young age. He was the inventor of the spectrograph. He, along with his student, K. S. Krishnan, observed that the deflected light changes its frequency and wavelength after travelling through a transparent material. This phenomenon was known as The Raman Effect. He won a Noble Prize in Physics for this invention on February 28th, and he was the first Asian to receive this ward in any branch of science. This is why February 28th is celebrated as National Science Day in India. 

In the year 1966, The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) had an agreement with the Indian Government that February 28th should be celebrated as National Science Day. Since then, this day has been celebrated all over the country in schools, colleges, universities. And other academic or research or scientific institutions, with great enthusiasm. National Science Day was celebrated for the first time in India on February 28th, 1987.

National Science Day 2023 Date

• When is National Science Day 2023?

National Science Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Tuesday, 28 February.

• National Science Day dates for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027

National Science Day Quotes

• When radium was discovered, no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. - Marie Curie
• Nature composes a number of her loveliest poems for the magnifier and also the telescope. - Unknown
• We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. - Stephen Hawking
• It is strange that only extraordinary men make the discoveries, which later appear so easy and simple. - Georg C. Lichtenberg
• Science is a best invention of a universe. - Unknown
• The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
• Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. - Jean Rostand
• Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact. - Carl Sagan
• The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment. - CV Raman
• I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures. This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government. - CV Raman
• The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
• It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin
• Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. - Adam Smith
• Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein
• Science, like life, feeds on its own decay. New facts burst old rules; then newly divined conceptions bind old and new together into a reconciling law. - William James
• Science does not know its debt to imagination. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Scientists should always state the opinions upon which their facts are based. - Unknown
• There is no law except the law that there is no law. – John Archibald Wheeler
• Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. – Rita Levi-Montalcini
• The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. – Isaac Asimov
• Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings. – Victor Stenger
• Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another. – Thomas Hobbes
• We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. – Stephen Hawking
• Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. – John Dewey

National Science Day Wishes

• Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. – Albert Einstein
• Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. – Adam Smith
• Science has created U.S.A. gods even before we tend to are deserve being men. - Happy National Science Day
• I am among those who think that science has great beauty. – Marie Curie
• Equipped together with his 5 senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the journey Science. - Happy National Science Day!
• Science is that the nice counter-poison to the poison of enthusiasm and superstitious notion.

National Science Day Messages

• Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe. - Happy National Science Day!
• The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together. – Carl Sagan
• No one ought to approach the temple of science with the soul of a money handler.
• Science means constantly walking a tightrope between blind faith and curiosity; between expertise and creativity; between bias and openness; between experience and epiphany; between ambition and passion; and between arrogance and conviction – in short, between and old today and a new tomorrow. – Henrich Rohrer
• Modern science has been a voyage into the unknown, with a lesson in humility waiting at every stop. Many passengers would rather have stayed home.– Carl Sagan
• Scientists should state the opinions upon that their facts are primarily based.

Significance of National Science Day

The significance of National Science Day is the invention of The Raman Effect by Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman. 

The Raman Effect

The Raman Effect is an occurrence in spectroscopy, which was discovered by the Indian scientist Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman in the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science laboratory in Kolkata. 

The Raman Effect is basically the change in the wavelength of light when molecules deflect it. When a ray of light passes through a transparent surface, a part of it diverts in another direction other than the direction of the incident. Most of the scattered light's wavelength remains the same, but some of it has a different wavelength from that of the incident ray. This is what is known as the Raman Effect. 

National Science Day in India is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance and role of science in the country. Science is the most essential factor in the development of technology, machinery, and the overall advancement of the country. It increases the opportunities for employment and also brings great changes and progress in the medical field. It also increases the economy of the country, and it has almost made India a developed country. Science has also helped improve the country's infrastructure, like the construction of bridges, buildings, roads, etc. It has also helped in the construction of machinery, which brings in the development of industries and enables them to produce more output. 

The advancement of technology has facilitated the export of these finished goods to other counties in the world, which helps increase the country's economy. Science has also made communication so much easier. We can communicate any important information to anybody no matter wherever they are living in the world. Science has contributed to the development of the country immensely, in every sector- be it in agriculture, medicine, infrastructure, machinery, education etc. 

Every educational institution has the subject of science in their curriculum so that every generation has some knowledge in the subject and contributes to the country's advancement and progress. National Science Day urges every one of us to honour all the scientists and researchers and acknowledge the role of science in our lives and the development of the country. This day displays all the efforts, activities and achievements made by scientists in the field of science and communication to make our lives more convenient and the world a better place to live in.

Ways of Celebration of National Science Day

National Science Day is celebrated is honour all scientists and researchers and spread awareness regarding the importance and role of science in our lives. On this occasion, several public speeches are made on the radio or television. Schools and other institutions arrange science-related movies, science exhibitions, debates, quiz competitions, lectures based on themes and concepts, and other activities. 

National Science Day spreads the message of the significance of science in our daily lives. It celebrates the contribution of science in various aspects and how it has benefitted the entire nation. The National Science Popularization Awards is presented by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication to those who have shown remarkable efforts in the field of science. 

Science Day Around the World:

UNESCO celebrates World Science Day for Peace and Development every year on November 10th. It aims in keeping all the citizens aware and informed about the developments and progress of science. It emphasizes on how science makes our society more sustainable.

When is National Science Day Celebrated?

National Science Day is celebrated annually on February 28th, in India, to commemorate the winning of the Noble Prize by the eminent Indian physicist Chandrasekhar Raman. It was celebrated for the first time on February 28th, 1987. It will be celebrated on February 28th in 2022. 

Theme of National Science Day

The theme for National Science Day for the year 2021 was Future of Science and its impact on skills, education and work. The theme for the year 2022 is not known yet.

Some Interesting Facts about National Science Day and Sir C.V. Raman

• The National Council proposed the idea of National Science Day for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), and the Indian Government agreed to celebrate this day every year on February 28th. 
• India celebrated its first National Science Day on February 28th, 1987.
• Sir Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman was presented with the highest civilian award- the Bharat Ratna in the year of 1954. '
• The Raman Effect is used in laboratories and helps in finding fingerprints.
• Sir C.V Raman was an exceptionally bright student and had passed his matric examination at only eleven years of age. 
• Two years after passing his matric examination, he passed his intermediate level exam and started studying in the Presidency College in 1902.
• Sir Chandrasekhar Raman also took great interest in music as well as musical instruments, and he was the first person to learn the harmony of the tabla and mridangam. 
• Sir Chandrasekar Raman was India's first National Professor after the country's independence in 1947. 
• He was the first Indian director of the Indian Institute of Science.

Science is probably the biggest gift mankind has received. From the invention of wheels to the invention of artificial intelligence and robots, science and technology have come a long way in the development and progress of mankind. Science has made our lives so much easier, and therefore, we should use the gifts of science efficiently and diligently and make sure not to misuse them.