Scientific Minds
Famous People · वैज्ञानिक दिमाग
📋Quick Overview
This chapter covers scientific minds important for RRB NTPC, SSC CGL, and other competitive exams. These personalities and their achievements are frequently asked in general knowledge sections.
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C.V. Raman: Raman Effect (1928) — Nobel Prize 1930, first Indian science Nobel
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Homi Bhabha: Nuclear physics — Father of Indian Nuclear Programme, TIFR, BARC
📖Scientific Minds
| Name | Work/Field | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| C.V. Raman | Raman Effect (1928) | Nobel Prize 1930, first Indian science Nobel |
| Homi Bhabha | Nuclear physics | Father of Indian Nuclear Programme, TIFR, BARC |
| Vikram Sarabhai | Space science | Father of Indian Space Programme, founded ISRO |
| APJ Abdul Kalam | Aerospace | Missile Man, IGMDP, 11th President |
| S. Ramanujan | Mathematics | Infinite series, Hardy-Ramanujan number 1729 |
| Jagadish Chandra Bose | Biophysics | Plants have feelings, radio wave research |
| Har Gobind Khorana | Biochemistry | Genetic code — Nobel Prize 1968 |
| Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Structural biology | Ribosome structure — Nobel Prize 2009 |
| Satyendra Nath Bose | Quantum mechanics | Bose-Einstein statistics, Boson particle named after him |
📝Key Points
- •C.V. Raman: Raman Effect (1928), Nobel Prize 1930, first Indian science Nobel
- •Homi Bhabha: Nuclear physics, Father of Indian Nuclear Programme, TIFR, BARC
- •Vikram Sarabhai: Space science, Father of Indian Space Programme, founded ISRO
- •APJ Abdul Kalam: Aerospace, Missile Man, IGMDP, 11th President
- •S. Ramanujan: Mathematics, Infinite series, Hardy-Ramanujan number 1729
- •Jagadish Chandra Bose: Biophysics, Plants have feelings, radio wave research
- •Har Gobind Khorana: Biochemistry, Genetic code — Nobel Prize 1968