Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman ( 1888 - 1970 )

Birth: Tiruchirapalli, Madras, India (07 November 1888) Death: Bangalore, India (21 November 1970) Research Field: Physics, physical theory, physiology of vision Education: Presidency College, Madras graduating with English and Physics as his subjects; attended Chennai University for BA first class (1904); MA with physics as main subject passed first class (1907); carried out research in college laboratory on the diffraction of light.