CV Raman Wins Nobel Prize
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Date
December 10, 1930
Type
World
Author
anupjishnu
Location
Kolkata,
West Bengal,
India
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Event Details
On December 10, 1930, physicist Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him (Raman Effect).
Significance: He was the first Asian and first non-white person to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences.
Legacy: February 28, the day he discovered the effect, is celebrated as National Science Day in India.