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K. S. Krishnan

के. एस. कृष्णन
1898 – 1961
Physics

Co-discoverer of the Raman effect

Uttar Pradesh connection: Professor of Physics at the University of Allahabad (1942–1947)

Story

K. S. Krishnan worked with C. V. Raman on the experiments that revealed the Raman effect in 1928. He later did important work on magnetism in crystals and became the first Director of the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.

Key contributions

  • Co-discovered Raman scattering with C. V. Raman
  • Research on magnetic properties of crystals
  • First Director of the National Physical Laboratory

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