10 Facts Which you probably don't know
Here we got some 10 fascinating facts of Sir.C.V.Raman. So let's start:-
Intro:-
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (November 7, 1888, to November 21, 1970) is best known for his work in the field of light scattering. He discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930.
Fact 1:-
In 1902, he joined the Presidency College in Madras where his father became a lecturer mathematics and physics.
In 1902, he joined the Presidency College in Madras where his father became a lecturer mathematics and physics.
Fact 2:-
He resigned from his position in the government after he was made the first Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta, continuing his research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
He resigned from his position in the government after he was made the first Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta, continuing his research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
Fact 3:-
In 1928 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics but lost to Owen Richardson.
He lost another Nobel Prize of Physics to Louis de Brogile in 1929.
Fact 4:-
He was the first Asian and the first non-white person to receive any Nobel Prize in the sciences.
Fact 5:-
Despite his focus on the sciences, Raman is also known for his writings, for which he also received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
Fact 6:-
He also studied the acoustics of musical instruments and worked out a theory to explain the acousto-optic effect; this effect made a profound impact on Carl Sagan when he saw it demonstrated at the 1939 World's Fair.
Fact 7:-
He also made contributions to the fields of human vision, the optics of colloids, and electrical and magnetic anisotropy.
Fact 8:-
On 7 November 2013, Bose was celebrated in a Google Doodle on the 125th anniversary of his birthday.
On 7 November 2013, Bose was celebrated in a Google Doodle on the 125th anniversary of his birthday.
Fact 9:-
C.V Raman and Marie Curies (Who Discovered polonium and radium) Have Birthday on Same Day i.e November 7. Cool Right?
Fact 10:-
Death Story:
At the end of October 1970, Raman collapsed in his laboratory, the valves of his heart had given way. He was moved to the hospital and the doctors gave him four days to live. He survived and after a few days refused to stay in the hospital as he preferred to die in the gardens of his Institute surrounded by his followers.
Two days before Raman died, he told one of his former students, "Do not allow the journals of the Academy to die, for they are the sensitive indicators of the quality of science being done in the country and whether science is taking root in it or not." That same evening, Raman met with the Board of Management of his Institute and discussed (from his bed) with them any proceedings with regards to the Institute's management. Raman died from natural causes early next morning on 21 November 1970
*Biography in Hindi*
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