Top 15 CV Raman Quotes

C.V. Raman was an Indian physicist who carried out the ground breaking work in the field of light scattering. In 1930 he got Noble Prize for physics. C.V. Raman discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes wavelength. This phenomenon, subsequently known as Raman scattering, results from the Raman effect. 

Born – November 7, 1888

Died – November 21, 1970 (82)

Nationality – Indian

Known for – Raman Effect

Awards – Noble Prize in physics, Bharat Ratna, Hughes Medal, etc. 

Fields – Physics

“Success can come to you by courageous Devotion to the task lying in front of you.”― CV Raman

 

“I am the master of my failure… If I never fail how will I ever learn.”― CV Raman

 

“To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water. The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.”― CV Raman

 

“Treat me right and you will see the light…Treat me wrong and you will be gone.”― CV Raman

 

“I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures. This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.” ― CV Raman

 

“You can’t always choose who comes into your life but you can learn what lesson they teach you.”― CV Raman

 

“If someone judges you, they are wasting space in their mind…Best part, it’s their problem.”― CV Raman

 

“Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.”― CV Raman

 

“It was poverty and the poor laboratories that gave me the determination to do the very best I could.”― CV Raman

 

“A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea. It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.”― CV Raman

 

“The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.”― CV Raman

 

“The highly interesting result that the colour of sunlight scattered in a highly purified sample of glycerine was a brilliant green instead of the usual blue.”― CV Raman

 

“I received my parents’ permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.”― CV Raman

 

“In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.”― CV Raman

 

“The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.”― CV Raman