129th birth anniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose was observed on 1 January 2023. In which year was he awarded Padma Vibhushan?

The correct answer is 1954.

Key Points

• 129th birth anniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose was observed on 1 January 2023.
• Bose was born in Kolkata on January 1, 1894.
• Bose got a Bachelor of Science degree at the Presidency College and later an MSc in Mixed Mathematics in 1915. 
• Bose collaborated with Einstein to develop what we now know as the Bose-Einstein statistics.
• He was appointed to the position of Reader in Physics at the University of Dhaka.
• Bose was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1954.

Additional Information

• Satyendra Nath Bose was a Bengali mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics.
• He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, in developing the foundation for Bose statistics and the theory of the Bose condensate.