Biography of Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
Biography of Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Radhakrishnan Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was a space scientist, physicist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the Nobel prize in 2009 for Chemistry. He was an Indian by birth. But he was a citizen of both the USA and Great Britain. He was one of them who discovered many aspects of modern space science. Early Life and Education Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was born on 19 May 1929 at Tondiarpet in Madras Presidency, British India. He has a great family background. His father was Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman), a Nobel laureate and a pioneer of modern science. His mother was Lokasundari Ammal. In fact, Radhakrishnan was a worthy child of quotable parents. Radhakrishnan was a lucky gem to be born into such a type of family. He had his primary and basic bits of knowledge of education from his parents at home. His father C.V Raman was very serious about his son's studies. Radhakrishnan's earlier schooling was in Australia. Because...