Nobel laureate - Dr Sir C.V.Raman.

Dr. Sir C. V. Raman

Indian physicist (Nobel laureate)

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 was awarded to Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman "for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him."

Description

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman FRS 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. Krishnan discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, the deflected light changes its wavelength and frequency. Won Nobel prize for his work in the field of light scattering in the year.

Born: 7 November 1888, Thiruvanaikoil, Tiruchirappalli

Died: 21 November 1970, Bengaluru

Spouse: Lokasundari Ammal (m. 1907–1970)

Awards: Bharat Ratna, Nobel Prize in Physics, Lenin Peace Prize, Matteucci Medal, Hughes Medal, Franklin Medal

Education: Presidency College(autonomous), Presidency College(autonomous), St Aloysius' Anglo-Indian High School

Children: Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Chandrasekhar Raman

Explaining his findings to scientists Using a spectrograph that he developed,

While Teaching.

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