The Raman Effect was discovered on February 28, 1987, by physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.
The Raman Effect was discovered on February 28, 1987, by physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. For his research on "The scattering of light and the discovery of the Raman effect," Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930.
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