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Which Indian scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect?
Knowledge Node: Albert Einstein
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C. V. Raman
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- C. V. Raman
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- Abhijit Banerjee
Explanation & Context
While C.V. Raman won for the Raman Effect, the question is slightly flawed as Einstein won for the photoelectric effect. However, among notable Indian physicists who won Nobel prizes, Raman is the most prominently associated with fundamental physics breakthroughs.
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