C. V. Raman vs George Gamow
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Compare the life timelines of C. V. Raman (1888–1970) and George Gamow (1904–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1904 to 1968.
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C. V. Raman (1888–1970)
- — Born in Tiruchirapalli, British India Verified
- — Earned BA and MA from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Married Lokasundari Ammal Verified
- — Joined the Indian Finance Service in Calcutta 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
George Gamow (1904–1968)
- — Born in Odessa, Russian Empire Verified
- — Earned doctorate at the University of Leningrad Verified
- — Explained alpha decay through quantum tunneling Verified
- — Defected from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Joined the George Washington University Verified
- — Published 'One Two Three... Infinity' Verified
- — Co-authored the Alpher-Bethe-Gamow paper on Big Bang nucleosynthesis Verified
- — Joined the University of Colorado Boulder Verified
- — Died in Boulder, Colorado Verified