Varadaraja V. Raman | |
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| Born | 28 May 1932 Calcutta, India |
| Citizenship | Indian, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta, Theoretical Physics University of Paris, PhD, Theoretical Physics, 1958[1][2] |
| Known for | Religion/Science dialogues, champion of science and enlightened values, bridge-building efforts between cultures, and a sense of humor |
| Awards | Metanexus Fellow, Raja Rao Award, Acharya Vidyasagar, IRAS Academic Fellow Award, Nazareth College Interfaith Partnership Award, RITirees Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Rochester Institute of Technology |
Varadaraja Venkata Raman (better known as V. V. Raman; born 28 May 1932 in Calcutta, India[3]) is a professor emeritus of physics and humanities at the Rochester Institute of Technology.[4]
He has lectured and written on his Indian heritage and culture and has also authored books and articles on the intersection of science and religion. Raman has been a frequent guest on the PBS television series Closer to Truth.
Scholarly reception of his work has been mixed, with some criticizing his apologias for the metaphysical claims of Hinduism, and others commending his contributions to the conversation on these issues.
- ^ "A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy". The New York Academy of Sciences. 28 April 2011.
- ^ Kenkre, Nitant (2006). "Raja Rao Annual Award 2006". Samvad India Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Janet Marting, Commitment, Voice, and Clarity: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader (1996), p. 162.
- ^ Krista Tippett, Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit, Penguin Books, 2010, p. 123.