C V Raman
Birth: Sir C.V. Raman, was born to a
Tamil family on 7th November 1888. His father was Chandrasekhara Ramanathan
Iyer, and his mother Parvathi Ammal. Since childhood, he was very keen on
pursuing science and later became one of the eminent
scientists of
Physics
Childhood: Since his early childhood, C.
V. Raman has been a bright and intelligent student. He received a scholarship
at the age of 11 and completed his matric and 12th class at the age of 13.
Raman was raised in an academic background as the son of a mathematics and
physics lecturer. He was a great student throughout his academic career and was
passionate about research; in fact, he began working on optics and acoustics
research while still a student.
Adult Life: He completed his
graduation in 2 years at the age of 16, and by the time he finished his
masters, he had already published two papers to the British Journal
Philosophical Magazine. He joined the Indian Finance Service in
Science
The Raman Effect: He began his job as a Deputy
Accountant General, but he couldn’t stop himself from research. He would
frequently stay up at night in order to learn new topics in the realm of
physics. He was so taken aback by the
Thus began a series of studies on light scattering that
eventually led to the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect,’ for which he was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Physics. As a result, the Indian government has designated
February 28th as National Science Day to celebrate his contributions to
science.
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Other Major Works: From 1944 to 1968, he
worked on the structure and optical behaviour of a variety of prismatic
substances, including labradorite, pearly feldspar, agate, quartz, opal, and
pearl. In the early 1950s, he worked on the structure and optical
behaviour of agate, quartz, opal, and pearl. Colloidal optics, as well as
electrical and magnetic anisotropy, were among his other passions. In the
1960s, his research focused on biological factors on flower colours and
human visual physiology.
The Nobel Prize: In 1930, he received the most prestigious award, the Nobel
prize in Physics for his Raman effect. CV Raman was the first Asian to be
awarded a Nobel Prize in all fields of
science “for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the
effect named after him in 1930.” He was the second
Indian Nobel Laureate but the first Indian scientist to win Nobel prize.
Physics
His other contributions include the
establishment of the
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