C. V. Raman vs Edwin Hubble
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Compare the life timelines of C. V. Raman (1888–1970) and Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1889 to 1953.
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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
Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)
- — Born in Marshfield, Missouri Verified
- — Studied law at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Earned PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Joined the staff of Mount Wilson Observatory Verified
- — Identified a Cepheid variable in the Andromeda Nebula Verified
- — Married Grace Burke Leib Verified
- — Published the velocity-distance relation now known as Hubble's law Verified
- — Helped commission the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Verified
- — Died in San Marino, California Verified