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Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, (Bengali: আচার্য স্যর জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু )was a Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction.He pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics, made very significant contributions to plant science, and laid the foundations of experimental science in the Indian subcontinent. IEEE named him one of the fathers of radio science.He is also considered the father of Bengali science fiction. He also invented the crescograph. A crater on the moon has been named in his honor.
Literary Works: Abyakta (Bengali), 1922
Awards: Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) (1903) Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) (1911) Knight Bachelor (1917)