K. S. Krishnan

K. S. Krishnan
K. S. Krishnan 1952 in London
Born(1898-12-04)4 December 1898
Died14 June 1961(1961-06-14) (aged 62)
NationalityIndian
Alma materThe American College in Madurai
Madras Christian College
University of Madras
Calcutta University
Known forRaman effect
Crystal Magnetism
Magneto Chemistry
Technique for measuring Magnetic anisotropy of magnetic crystals
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsMadras Christian College
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Dacca University
Allahabad University
National Physical Laboratory of India
Academic advisorsCV Raman
Notable studentsCalamur Mahadevan

Sir Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, FRS[1] (4 December 1898 – 14 June 1961) was an Indian physicist. He was a co-discoverer of Raman scattering,[2] for which his mentor C. V. Raman was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.

  1. ^ a b Lonsdale, D. K.; Bhabha, H. J. (1967). "Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan. 1898-1961". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 13: 244–255. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0012. S2CID 71581323.
  2. ^ Singh, R. (2002). "C. V. Raman and the Discovery of the Raman Effect". Physics in Perspective. 4 (4): 399–420. Bibcode:2002PhP.....4..399S. doi:10.1007/s000160200002. S2CID 121785335.