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C. V. Raman

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Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist who discovered that light changes wavelength when scattered through transparent materials.[1][2] Raman became the first Asian and non-White recipient of a Nobel Prize in Physics when he was awarded it in 1930 for his light-scattering work and the discovery of the effect that bears his name.[2]

Key facts and history

In 1917 he became a full-fledged professor at Rajabazar Science College, resigning from civil service after a decade.[3] Born on 7 November 1888 in Tiruchirappalli, India, Raman was the second child among eight siblings.[4] While still a graduate student at age 18, his first scientific paper appeared in the British journal Philosophical Magazine in 1906.[5] In February 1907, he passed the Indian Finance Service entrance examination, securing the top rank.[6]

The Indian Academy of Sciences was founded by Raman in 1934, and he also began publishing its journal, Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[7]

What the research sources say

A 1988 pictorial biography notes that Raman was transferred to Rangoon in 1909 as currency officer, but returned to Madras after his father's death.[8][9] A 2003 Outlook India article recounts that Raman, confident he would win the Nobel Prize that year, booked tickets for a steamship in July 1930.[10][11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Raman"; "C.V. Raman and the Raman Effect Biography of Sir C.V. Raman", acs.org; Bhagavantam, "Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, 1888–1970", Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1971, p. 564–592 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 Sir Venkata Raman , Official Nobel prize biography, nobelprize.org; Singh, "Sir C. V. Raman and the story of the Nobel prize", Current Science, 1998, p. 965–971 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mukherji, "Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970)", Springer Singapore, 2018, p. 21–76; Biwas, "Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, c. 1784–1947", Pearson, 2010, p. 69–116 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Deka, "CV Raman Birth Anniversary 2020: Interesting Facts About The Nobel Laureate", www.ndtv.com, 7 November 2020; Goswami, "Lesser Known Facts About Sir CV Raman", The Logical Indian, 7 November 2021; Prasar, "Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman A Legend of Modern Indian Science", Government of India; "CV RAMAN: A Creative Mind Par Excellence", Hindustan Times, 8 July 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: This Month in Physics History February 1928: Raman scattering discovered APS News Archives February 2009 vol.18 no.2; Mukherji, "Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970)", Springer Singapore, 2018, p. 21–76; Raman, "LV. Unsymmetrical diffraction-bands due to a rectangular aperture", The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 1906, p. 494–498; The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 Sir Venkata Raman , Official Nobel prize biography, nobelprize.org; "About C V Raman Life, Achievements and Paper Publications. en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jayaraman, "Op. cit.", 1989, p. 8; Banerjee, "C. V. Raman and Colonial Physics: Acoustics and the Quantum", Physics in Perspective, 2014, p. 146–178; Clark, "Rayleigh, Ramsay, Rutherford and Raman – their connections with, and contributions to, the discovery of the Raman effect", The Analyst, 2013, p. 729–734 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "C.V. Raman The Raman Effect – Landmark", American Chemical Society; Mukherji, "Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970)", Springer Singapore, 2018, p. 21–76 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "C.V. Raman: A Pictorial Biography", Indian Academy of Sciences India, 1988, p. 3. facts only, no text reused. archive.org
  9. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Basu, "The Life and Times of C.V. Raman", Prabhat Prakashan, 2016, p. 22–23; "C.V. Raman: A Pictorial Biography", Indian Academy of Sciences India, 1988, p. 3; Basu, "The Life and Times of C.V. Raman", Prabhat Prakashan, 2016, p. 22–23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Satyan, "The Raman Effect", Outlook India, 5 July 2003. facts only, no text reused. outlookindia.com
  11. Wikipedia, "C. V. Raman" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Venkataraman, G., "Raman and His Effect", Orient Blackswan, 1995, p. 50; "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930", Nobel Foundation (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

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