Indian physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani - Everything you must know- Everything you must know

Indian physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani - Everything you must know

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Her work on the spectroscopy of diamonds and rubies resulted in five research papers and a PhD dissertation.

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Born on this day in 1918, Mani grew up in the former state of Travancore

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She began working for the India Meteorological Department upon her return to India in 1948

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Mani was also an early advocate of alternative energy sources.

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