5 Greatest Scientists in India and their Contribution.
Who are scientists?
A scientist is a person who conducts specific research on a specific field to gain insight, knowledge, e.t.c which furthers helps human beings to advance. Scientists like to resolve problems by doing experiments. There are many types of scientists across like astronomers, Botanist, Physicists, Chemists, Biologists, Geologists, etc.
India is a developing country that has a vast history of geniuses and scientists whose work in the field of science and technology has been highly appreciated across the world. Some of the Indian scientists have changed the world with their innovations and created history by setting standards for creativity.
Here are the 5 Famous and Greatest Scientists in India and their Contributions.
1.C. V. Raman: —
Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was a great scientist born in Tiruchirappalli on November 7, 1888. Indian physicist whose work was influential in the growth of science in India. He was one of the most important figures in the world because of his discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. This phenomenon is now called Raman scattering and is the result of the Raman Effect. He is an Inspirational figure for young scientists. He once said, “The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work and not equipment”.
Awards & Honors — He had won many prestigious awards like Bharat Ratna, the noble prize in physics in 1930, Franklin Medal in 1941, Lenin Peace Prize in 1957, “National Science Day” is celebrated on 28 February every year in India to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928 in his honor.
He died on 21 November 1970.
2. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam:-
Almost everyone has heard of Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam But If don’t know you might think who APJ Abdul Kalam really is? Well, he was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage center of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. He was involved in India’s civilian space program and military missile development. Thus he came to be known as “The Missile Man”. His contributions have not only enabled scientists, educationists, and writers across the globe but have instilled courage in each and every Indian citizen to dream and achieve extraordinary things in life despite adverse conditions.
He developed ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology, by this he also earned the title of ‘Missile Man of India’. APJ Abdul Kalam was also responsible for the development and operationalization of “AGNI” and “PRITHVI” missiles. He also collaborated with cardiologist B. Soma Raju in designing a coronary stent which is known as ‘Kalam-Raju-Stent’ that made healthcare accessible for all.
He was truly an inspirational and Motivational figure to millions. He said, “You have to dream before your dreams can come true”.
Awards & Honors –He had won many prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990, Bharat Ratna in 1997, King Charles II Medal — the UK in 2007, and many more.
The very rare one and respected scientist, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam died on 27th July 2015 in Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
3. Jagadish Chandra Bose:-
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, (born November 30, 1858, Mymensingh, Bengal, India (now in Bangladesh) — died November 23, 1937, Giridih, Bihar), He is best known for his development of highly sensitive instruments for the detection of small responses by living organisms to external stimuli. Bose’s experiments on the quasi-optical properties of very short radio waves (1895) led him to make improvements on the coherer, an early form of radio detector, which has contributed to the development of solid-state physics.
Jagadish Chandra Bose was a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, early science fiction author, and connoisseur of fine arts. He is also said to be the first Indian biophysicist and even the first Indian modern scientist. In fact, his work on radio and wireless communication arguably make him the father of modern radio.
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose might not be a household name, but he really should be. Born in India during the period of British rule, he would become one of the most prominent Indian scientists of all time.
He would also help, in part, to inspire the formation of modern India.
Awards & Honors — His work was known throughout the world and has received many prestigious awards like Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1903. Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1912, Knight Bachelor (1917), Fellow of the Royal Society in 1920., J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, named in his honor, Member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences, 1928, President of the 14th session of the Indian Science Congress in 1927.
The Indian Botanic Garden was renamed in his honor as the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on 25 June 2009.
4. Shrinivasa Ramanujan:-
Srinivasa Ramanujan,(born December 22, 1887, Erode, India — died April 26, 1920, Kumbakonam), Indian Mathematician whose contributions to the theory of numbers include pioneering discoveries of the properties of the partition function. He made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. Ramanujan was born in his grandmother's house in Erode, Madras(now Chennai).
In 1900 he began to work on his own on mathematics summing geometric and arithmetic series. By 1904 Ramanujan had begun to undertake deep research. He began to study the Bernoulli numbers, although this was entirely his own independent discovery. In England Ramanujan made further advances, especially in the partition of numbers.
Awards & Honors — Fellow of the Royal Society in 1918, Fellow of Trinity College in 1918, Nobel Prize in 1983.
5. Vikram Sarabhai:-
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, (born August 12, 1919, Ahmadabad, India — died December 30, 1971, Kovalam), Indian physicist and industrialist who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India. Sarabhai was born into a family of industrialists. He attended Gujarat College, Ahmadabad, but later shifted to the University of Cambridge, England, where he took his tripos in natural sciences in 1940.
Dr. Sarabhai is considered the Father of the Indian space program; He was a great institution builder and established or helped to establish a large number of institutions in diverse fields. He was instrumental in establishing the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL). Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad on November 11, 1947. He was only 28 at that time. Sarabhai was a creator and cultivator of institutions and PRL was the first step in that direction. Vikram Sarabhai served PRL from 1966–1971. He was also Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Awards & Honors — Padma Bhushan in 1966, Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972