Birth anniversary of Chandrasekhara venkata raman ( Biography and his important achievements in the field of physics and other facts,awards)

 SIR C.V. RAMAN BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY 


Who is C.V. Raman?

     C.V. Raman was an Indian physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his discovery of what became known as the Raman effect. He significantly influenced the growth of science in India through his teaching, his support of nearly every Indian research institution of his time, and his founding of the Indian Academy of Sciences.C.V. Raman was the first Asian and first non-White to receive any Nobel Prize in the sciences.


     Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born at Tiruchirappalli in Southern India on November 7th, 1888. His father was a lecturer in mathematics and physics so that from the first he was immersed in an academic atmosphere. He entered Presidency College, Madras, in 1902, and in 1904 passed his B.A. examination, winning the first place and the gold medal in physics; in 1907 he gained his M.A. degree, obtaining the highest distinctions.In 1907, he married Lokasundari Ammal, with whom he had two sons, Chandrasekhara and Radhakrishnan.

Awards

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1924)
  • Matteucci Medal (1928)
  • Knight Bachelor (1930)
  • Hughes Medal (1930)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1930)
  • Bharat Ratna (1954)
  • Lenin Peace Prize (1957)

National Science Day

     National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th to commemorate the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir C.V. Raman’s discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928.

WORKS AND DISCOVERIES

  1. The Raman Effect
  2. Acoustics and Musical Instruments
  3. Color of Sea Water
  4. Spectroscopic Behavior of Crystals
  5. Establishment of Scientific Institutions
  6. Angular Momentum of Photons

QUOTES BY SIR CV Raman

“Ask the right questions, and nature will open the door to her secrets.”

FACTS 

     On his first death anniversary, the Indian Postal Service published a commemorative stamp of Sir C V Raman with the reading of his spectroscopy and a diamond in the background. He was also awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954.


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