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Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

1888–1970

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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970) was an Indian physicist whose groundbreaking work on the scattering of light led to the discovery of the Raman Effect, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. A fervent advocate for scientific research in India, he emphasized empirical observation and practical application, often drawing from the rich intellectual traditions of his homeland.

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On the Molecular Scattering of Light (1922)
The New Physics (1931)
Lectures on Physical Optics (1940)
A New Physics (1941)
About Light (1946)
Lectures on the Physiological Optics (1950)
Why does the sky appear blue? (Talk/Essay)
The vibrational theory of musical instruments (Talk/Essay)

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