Chandrasekhara venkata raman

1. Chandrasekhara Chandrasekhara
Venkata RamanVenkata Raman
November 7November 7
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1888 – November 21 1888 – November 21
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1970 1970

2. Greatest Accomplishment Greatest Accomplishment
Discovered Raman Effect, the shift in Discovered Raman Effect, the shift in
wavelength of light after it passes through wavelength of light after it passes through
transparent material transparent material

3. Quote About RamanQuote About Raman
“ “I have never seen anyone who enjoyed I have never seen anyone who enjoyed
science so much. The sheer joy of seeing science so much. The sheer joy of seeing
things and doing science filled him with things and doing science filled him with
exuberance and excitement. He had an exuberance and excitement. He had an
incredible zest for life. He enjoyed his food, incredible zest for life. He enjoyed his food,
his jokes, his fights and quarrels. Yet the his jokes, his fights and quarrels. Yet the
enjoyment he had for his science was enjoyment he had for his science was
something apart. In this pursuit it was as if something apart. In this pursuit it was as if
his ego disappeared completely in the his ego disappeared completely in the
presence of effulgent Nature. Yes, he was presence of effulgent Nature. Yes, he was
truly lost in the wonder and beauty of what truly lost in the wonder and beauty of what
he was trying to comprehend.”he was trying to comprehend.”

S. Ramaseshan on C.V. Raman (quoted from C.V.
Raman : A Pictorial Biography, Indian Academy of
Sciences Bangalore)

4. Raman’s Life Outside of ScienceRaman’s Life Outside of Science
·He was born at Trichinoply in Southern He was born at Trichinoply in Southern
India.India.
Had a wife Lokasundari AmmalHad a wife Lokasundari Ammal
Son named RadhakrishnanSon named Radhakrishnan
·His ethnicity is Asian/IndianHis ethnicity is Asian/Indian

5. EducationEducation
St. Alysious High School
He entered Presidency College, Madras in
1902, and 1904 passed his B.A.
examination, winning first place and the
gold medal in physics; in 1907 he gained
his M.A. degree, obtaining the highest
distinctions.

6. Contributions To ScienceContributions To Science
In 1917 he was offered the position of Palit Chair
of Physics at Professor at the Indian Institute of
Science at Bangalore
Sponsored the establishment of Indian Academy
of Sciences
Discovered Raman Effect shift in wavelength of
light after passes it through transparent material.

7. AwardsAwards
Matteucci Medal
Hughes Medal
Awarded Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1930

8. Works CitedWorks Cited
http://www.nndb.com/people/724/0000994
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nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/.../ra
man-bio.html
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