28/02/2024
Today on 28th February, we celebrate National Science Day to commemorate a special event in the scientific progress of our nation. On 28th February, 1928, the discovery of the inelastic scattering of photons by matter was put forth by Sir C.V Raman, along with his co-worker K.S. Krishnan. This scattering effect is known as the Raman Effect in his honour. He became the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for this discovery.
Raman effect or Raman Scattering is now subject to a deeper study in optics and spectroscopy and is used for the analysis of a wide range of materials, including living cells and human tissue. It also finds applications in the domains of chemical imaging, atmospheric science, quantum computing and many more.