The Inventor of Laser Spectroscopy Nicolaas Bloembergen

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Laser light has many amazing uses—from helping doctors to making fun things in entertainment. Laser Spectroscopy is a special way of studying things. Scientists shine laser beams on a chemical or material to see what colors come out. These colors tell us what's inside that material.

Different laser colors affect materials in different ways. This method helps scientists study chemicals and even find diseases.

A famous Indian scientist, C.V. Raman, first discovered something special about laser light. Later, many scientists added to this knowledge and made helpful tools. One of the most important scientists was Nicolaas Bloembergen. He did so much great work that he won the Nobel Prize in 1981.

Nicolaas Bloembergen was born on March 11, 1920, in the Netherlands. His father was a chemical engineer. In 1938, Nicolaas started studying physics. During World War II, he had to hide for two years. In 1945, he moved to Harvard University in the U.S. to study more. He worked on making the first Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) machine. He also did research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He got his Ph.D. in 1947 and later became a professor. He worked in many top universities and gave important services to the Indian Academy of Sciences in Bengaluru too. He received many awards for his lifetime of work in science.