Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, commonly known as C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his revolutionary work on light scattering.
Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, a.k.a A.P.J Abdul Kalam was a well-known Indian scientist, born on October 15, 1931.