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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Full Name of the recipient | Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
Year of Award | 1930 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
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Motivation for the Award | for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | Calcutta University, Calcutta, India |
Place of Birth | Tiruchirappalli, India IND |
Date of Birth | 7 November 1888 |
Age at the time of Award | 41 years |
Place of Death | Bangalore, India IND |
Date of Death | 21 November 1970 |