Swami Vivekananda was a great scientific visionary of all times. He strongly believed that the scientific attitude is a key to the pursuit of truth. He said 'Do not believe a thing because you read it in a book! Do not believe a thing because another has said it so! Find out the truth for yourself! That is realization!'He sowed the seeds of Vedanta in the West and scientificgrowth in India. He considered the synthesis of east and west as the best model for mankind and for excellence. The eminent scientist Nikola Testa was charmed by the resemblance of the Samkhya theory of matter and energy and that of modern science. Actually, in 1895, Vivekananda shared with Tesla the idea of matter and energy to be one, and requested him to prove it through mathematics. However, Tesla failed to accomplish it.... Eventually after 10 years, in 1905, Albert Einstein proved the oneness of matter and energy (E= mc2). Vivekananda's exploration of cosmic universe was infinitely deeper than the other scientists of his time.
~B. N. Dwivedi in Swami Vivekananda’s interaction with scientists and his appreciation of them: celebrating his 150th birth anniversary
