Indian quantum physicist, known for the Raman effect: (Why is the sky blue?) Winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics. Fellow of the Royal Society.
Distinguish from his nephew Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, also a distinguished physicist, who discovered the Chandrasekhar limit on the minimum stellar masses which may form black holes.
Indian physicist (1888–1970)
Born | 7 November 1888 |
Died | 21 November 1970 |
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Indian physicist (1888–1970)
Born | 7 November 1888 |
Died | 21 November 1970 |
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Light, Physics, Scattering, Bowed stringed instruments, Acoustics, Color, Diffraction, Juvenile literature, Optics, Popular Works, Raman effect, Science, Sound, VibrationID Numbers
- OLID: OL875534A
- ISNI: 0000000108724554
- VIAF: 14901832
- Wikidata: Q60429
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q60429
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- Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata
- Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
- Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
- Chandrasekhara Venkataraman
- C. V. Raman
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