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Also Known As Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Born November 7, 1888 • Tiruchchirappalli • India
Died November 21, 1970 (aged 82) • Bengaluru • India
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1930)
Subjects Of Study Raman effect

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