Arthur Eddington vs C. V. Raman
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) and C. V. Raman (1888–1970) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1888 to 1944.
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Arthur Eddington (1882–1944)
- — Born in Kendal, England Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Placed as Senior Wrangler in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Verified
- — Appointed chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Verified
- — Became Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge Verified
- — Led the eclipse expedition to Principe that tested general relativity Verified
- — Eclipse results announced, confirming Einstein's theory Verified
- — Published The Internal Constitution of the Stars Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified
C. V. Raman (1888–1970)
- — Born in Tiruchirapalli, British India Verified
- — Earned BA and MA from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Joined the Indian Finance Service in Calcutta Verified
- — Married Lokasundari Ammal Verified
- — Appointed Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta Verified
- — Discovered the Raman effect Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Verified
- — Founded the Raman Research Institute and awarded the Bharat Ratna Verified
- — Died in Bangalore, India Verified