India's Jagadish Chandra Bose is the reason why the world will enjoy super fast 5G internet

20 Mar 2017, 07:55 PM IST

1 / 6 The Indian behind 5G internet In the era of technology, 5G is just around the corner. Despite its more recent applications in the industry, the technology itself has a long history which is rooted in India.



Thanks to Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose contributions, the world will reap the benefits of 5G Internet very soon!

2 / 6 Millimetre wavelengths Born on 30 November, 1858, at Mymensingh, now in modern day Bangladesh -- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose attended Cambridge after studying physics at Calcutta University.



He was the first to demonstrate radio communication with millimetre wavelengths, which fall in the 30GHz to 300GHz spectrum.

3 / 6 Short-wave communication The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the largest international body dedicated to advancement of technology, has recognised Bose’s 1895 experiment demonstrating short-wave communication as a milestone achievement nearly 120 years later.



Bose generated 5mm electromagnetic waves, 60GHz, before instruments even evolved to measure frequencies that low. The millimetre wave that J C Bose worked on is the backbone of developing 5G. ThinkStock Photos

4 / 6 Understanding the phenomena While Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi is credited with first inventing the telegraph in 1895, Bose was working to understand the nature of the phenomenon.

5 / 6 Modern day usage Bose’s millimetre waves have found applications in a variety of fields since their discovery over a century ago — they’re used in everything from radio telescopes to radar and, more recently, for collision-warning systems and cruise control in modern day cars. ThinkStock Photos