Scientists from Tamil Nadu have played a crucial role behind success of ISRO’s recent Moon mission Chandrayaan -3 as well as Chandrayaan -1 in 2008 and Chandrayaan -2 in 2019.
Not only at ISRO, scientists from Tamil Nadu have achieved good recognition in many fields around the world.
Tamilians success in science
Tamil Nadu has a strong tradition of education and a rich history in science and mathematics. Factors like a robust education system, emphasis on learning, and cultural values that prioritize education might contribute to the significant number of scientists from the region.
There have been several well-known scientists from Tamil Nadu who have made significant contributions to various fields.
Here are a few notable scientists:
Srinivasa Ayengar Ramanujan
Ramanujan was an a well known mathematician whose contributions to the theory of numbers include pioneering discoveries of the properties of the partition function.
Born in the town of Erode in Tamilnadu Ramanujan never had any formal education. He worked as a clerk in Madras Port Trust.
As his genius gained recognition, he began correspondence with Godfrey Hardy, a British mathematician, that led to a special scholarship from the University of Madras and grant from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he conducted most of his research.
He was the first Indian to be appointed as a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
C. V. Raman
CV. Raman was a professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta where he did most of his research work.
He was knighted in 1929, and in 1933 he moved to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [ Bengaluru ] as Head of the Department of Physics.
In 1947, he became Director of the RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
The day on which Sir C.V.Raman discovered the RAMAN EFFECT, that is 28th February, is observed as National Science Day in India.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
He is best known for what was later known as Chandrasekhar Limit.
He had also worked on black holes.
M. S. Swaminathan
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
K. Sivan
K.Sivan, who was the head of the Indian space research organisation (ISRO) when Chandrayaan-2 attempted a moon landing near the southern pole in 2019, is also from Tamil Nadu.
His contributions helped chandrayaan 3 project to become successful.
S. Somanath
S. Somanath is an accomplished Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). During his tenure, India’s historic Moon mission chandrayaan-3 made successful landing on Moon’s south pole.
He also played a vital role in the development and execution of various other space missions.
One thought on “ISRO: Why are Tamilians more successful in science?”
Comments are closed.