Science · 1888–1970
Born: 7 November 1888 · Died: 21 November 1970 · Age at death: 82
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman died aged 82. He was born on 7 November 1888 and died on 21 November 1970.
Indian physicist who discovered the Raman effect in light scattering and became Asia's first Nobel laureate in science
Did you know?The date he discovered the light-scattering effect is now celebrated every year as National Science Day in India.
C. V. Raman was India's first Nobel laureate in science. He discovered that light changes colour slightly when it scatters off molecules. This Raman effect is used today in labs around the world. He did his work in Calcutta with simple equipment. He was largely trained in India. He later founded a research institute in Bangalore. India celebrates National Science Day on the date of his discovery.
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman ( RAH-muhn; IAST: Candraśēkhara Veṅkaṭarāmaṉ; 7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering. Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S.
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Indian physicist, 1888–1970
C. V. Raman was born in Tiruchirappalli on 7 November 1888.
He worked in Calcutta.
He discovered the Raman effect in 1928.
He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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Did you know?He was knighted in 1929.
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