C.V. Raman

 Overview

Sir. C.V. Raman was an Indian Physicist who is popularly remembered for his contribution in explanation of the phenomenon of scattering of light, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1930.

Early Life

C.V. Raman teaching Raman Spectrum of Quartz

C.V. Raman was born on November 7, 1888 in Tiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu, India. He finished his high schooling by the age of 11 in St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High school. He gained his B.Sc. in 1904 from Presidency College, Chennai winning the gold medal in physics. In 1907, he gained his M.Sc. 

Achievements and Contributions

Through his experiments on scattering of light on February 28, 1928 discovered that when light traverses a transparent material the light rays that are deflected by material have wavelength different from that of incident light beam. This phenomenon of scattering of light by change in wavelength is called Raman scattering and is the result of Raman effect full stop for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him receive Nobel prize in physics in 1930. He was honoured with a large number of honorary doctorate and memberships of scientific societies. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954. Science day in India is celebrated on 28 February of every year to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect on February 28, 1928