Physics & Mechanics
Raman effect (Raman scattering)
1928 CEC. V. RamanRaman's spectroscopy workPan-Indian / unspecified
1928
Discovered that light scattering by molecules shifts in wavelength, revealing molecular structure.
- Dated
- 1928
- As scholars put it
- 1928 CE
- Originator
- C. V. Raman
- Source text
- Raman's spectroscopy work
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Physics & Mechanics
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Independently noted (Smekal predicted it theoretically; Landsberg/Mandelstam observed in crystals).
Fair to say
This one was fully recognised: Raman won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Path to modern innovation
Raman spectroscopy is a standard analytical tool worldwide.
Transmission
Fully credited internationally.
Primary sources
References
- 1C. V. Raman (1928)
- 2Nobel Prize records
Further reading
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