C.R. Narayan Rao
C.R. Narayan Rao, Indian herpetologist and ichthyologist (Coimbatore 15 August 1882 – Bangalore 02 January 1960) DESCRIBED VERTEBRATE TAXA Amphibia Genus Ramanella 1925 with Ramanna Species Duttaphrynus brevirostris 1937 Fejervarya modesta 1920 Indirana longicrus 1937 Indirana tenuilingua 1937 Micrixalus elegans 1937 Micrixalus kottigeharensis 1937 Micrixalus narainensis 1937 Micrixalus swamianus 1937 Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis 1937 Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris 1920 Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus 1937 Ramanella anamalaiensis 1937 Ramanella minor 1937 Ramanella mormorata 1937 Ramanella triangularis 1918 Ramanella variegata 1918 Raorchestes charius 1937 Sphaerotheca leucorhyncha 1937 Zakerana mysorensis 1922 Zakerana parambikulamana 1937 Zakerana sauriceps 1937 Pisces Species Botia striata 1920 Garra bicornuta 1920 Garra platycephala 1920 Nemachilichthys shimogensis 1920 HONORS Raorchestes Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt 2010 (Amphibia)
Bruno Rangel Pestana
Bruno Rangel Pestana, Brazilian biomedical scientist (São Paulo 15 September 1881 – São Paulo 05 December 1971) Authored 49 scientific works (until 1951) ACHIEVEMENTS Developed a serum for bubonic plague With Vital Brazil prepared anti Elaps serum and noted that species presenting great sensibility to venoms are that which produce more antibodies (1910) With Sebastião de Camargo Calazans developed agar-lactose-rosolic acid Calazans-Rangel Pestana medium for bacilli Emprego do acido rosolico no isolamento e identificação dos bacilos do grupo coli-tífico-disentérico em meios sólidos. Mem. Inst. Butantan 7:283, 1932 Discovered etiologic agent of nambiuvú or canine rangeliosis named Rangelia vitalii in his honor O nambyuvú. Rev.Med. S. Paulo 22:423-6, 1910 PATENTS With R. Hottinger. Um novo processo e dispositivo para esterilizar água e outros líquidos (nº10.843) 1920 HONORS Rangelia Carini & Maciel 1914 (Protozoa: Apicomplexa)
Barry Ramachandra Rao
Barry Ramachandra Rao, Indian physicist (Visakhapatnan District, Andhra Pradesh State 21 November 1922 – Visakhapatnan District, Andhra Pradesh State 24 September 2005) Authored over 300 papers Discovered a new phenomenon in light diffraction, absorption and dispersion and ionospheric drifts With P.R.K.L. Padmini found a new relation between ultra-sonic velocity and latent heat of vaporization (1960) Found that the ratio of the temperature coefficients of the ultrasonic velocity and density is nearly equal to 3 for most organic liquids Performed theoretical and modelling studies of low latitude ionosphere Discovered that in the high frequency region in the diffraction patterns follow Bragg’s law First to derive the low-latitude upper atmospheric winds First to report some basic features of spread-F including the background plasma state conducive for their occurrence First to adopt advanced correlation techniques to derive the scale size and anisotropy characteristics of the irregularities of ionospheric plasma drift velocities Eponym of Rao’s molar sound velocity DEVELOPED METHODS With C.R. Reddi. The direction of movement of F2 region perturbations. Radio and Electronic Engineer, 34 (1): 53-9, 1967 With K. J. M. Rao. Determination of the effective life time and transit times of minority carriers in the base region of a transistor. Proceedings of the Indian Division of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers, 3 (2):38-42, 1965 With M.S.V. Gopal Rao. Nocturnal and seasonal variations of equatorial spread-F Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 22 (1):13-22, 1961 With P. R. K. L. Padmini. Molar sound velocity in molten hydrated salts. Nature 191: 694-5, 1961 With M. S. V. Gopala Rao & P. Ramachandra Rao Pant. Correlation of spread-F activity with F-region height changes. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 17 (4): 345-7, 1960 With H.S. Rama Rao. A method of studying the variation with temperature of ultrasonic absorption in liquids. Nature 182:1794-5, 1958 With C. Abhirama Reddy & M. Srirama Rao. Magneto-ionic fading in pulsed radio waves reflected at vertical incidence from the ionosphere Journal of the British Institution of Radio Engineers, 18 (11): 669-76, 1958 With K. Subba Rao. A simple method of determining ultrasonic velocities in rocks. Nature 180: 978, 1957 With M. Srirama Rao. Analysis of fading records from four spaced receivers for ionospheric wind measurements Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 10 (5-6):307-17, 1957. With M. Ramakrishna Raju. A new diffraction method for measuring ultrasonic velocities in liquids. Current Science 25 (12):390-2, 1956 With D. Satyanarayana Murty, D. A simple method of studying winds in the ionosphere by using continuous-wave radio Nature 177:1222-3, 1956 With P. Venugopala Rao, P. A modified wedge method for exciting shear modes in isotropic media. Nature 174:835, 1954 With K. Subba Rao. Investigation of ultrasonic velocities in liquids by a new method Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 39 (3):132-6, 1954 With E. Bhagiratha Rao, E. Investigation of travelling disturbances in the ionosphere by continuous-wave radio. Nature, 172:819-20, 1953 With K. Subba Rao. A new precision method for the measurement of ultrasonic velocities in liquids Nature, 171:1077-8, 1953 Ultrasonic velocities in liquids by a new method. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 34 (1):24-6, 1951 A new method for measuring velocities of ultrasonic waves in liquids. Nature 166:742, 1950 A new ultrasonic method for determining elastic constants. Current Science 19 (5):148-9, 1950 With S. Bhagavantam. Elastic constants of alum determined by a new ultrasonic method Nature 162:818-9, 1948 With S. Bhagavantam. Determination of the elastic constants of isotropic media: a new method. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 23 (5): 254-256, 1946 DEVELOPED APPARATUSES With R. Raghava Rao. A new type of ionospheric drift recorder. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 21 (2-3):208-10, 1961 The first multi-frequency HF pulse radar in spaced-receiver configuration First to design HF phase path sounder A meteor radar A sodar LINKS http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/may252006/1438.pdf
Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna
Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna, Indian geologist (Bangalore 30 April 1918 – Bangalore 26 January 2012) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Groundwater in Karnataka. Geol. Soc. India (2006) Holocene chronology and Indian prehistory. J. Geol. Soc. India 51:133-8, 1998 Neogene uplift and geomorphic evolution of the Indian Peninsula. Curr. Sci. 64:787-93, 1993 Cauvery – its geological past. J. Geol. Soc. India 40:1-12, 1992 Suspect tectono-stratigraphic terrane elements in the Indian subcontinent. J. Geol. Soc. India 34(1):1-24, 1989 Gold in laterite: a surprising challenge in metallogeny (1989) Economic significance of quartz-pebble conglomerate. Mem. Geol. Soc. India 9:717, 1988 Purana basins of India. Mem. Geol. Soc. India (1987) With S.M. Naqvi. Precambrian continental crust of India and its evolution. J. Geol. 94:145-66, 1986 Crustal evolution and metallogeny: evidence from the Indian shield, a review. J. Geol. Soc. India 25:617-28, 1984 With V.N. Vasudev. The early Precambrian of the southern Indian Shield. J. Geol. Soc. India (1977) Mineralization episodes in the Dharwar craton of Peninsular India. J. Geol. Soc. India 17:79-88, 1976 The two greenstone groups in the Dharwar craton. Ind. Mineral. 16:12, 1975 Geomorphological approach to the charnockite problem. J. Geol. Soc. India 9:67-74, 1968 The mode of occurrence of chromite at Byrapur, Mysore State, India (1957) The Cloreper Granites of Mysore State, India. Spec. Public. Mysore Geol. Assn. (1956) The Mysore plateau: its structural and physiographical evolution. Bull. Mysore. Geol. Assoc. 3:1-53, 1954 The iron ore resources of Mysore. Mysore Geol. Assoc. Bull. 2, 1951 With M.B. Ramachandra Rao. Report on the prospecting for bauxite near Shivaganga Hollalkere Taluk (India). Mysore Geol. Dept. Rec. 38:106-115, 1939 Criteria for recognition of faulting in crystalline rocks: Notes on Mysore State HONOURS Elected Honorary Fellow, Geological Society of London (1986) Radhakrishnaite Genkin, Safonov, Vasudev, Krishna Rao et al. 1985 (Mineral) LINKS ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/Memorials/v41/Radhakrishna-B.pdf
B.R. Subba Rao
B.R. Subba Rao, Indian entomologist (fl.1957-86) DESCRIBED HYMENOPTERA GENERA Acanthomymar 1970 Acridencyrtus 1979 Anneckia 1970 Botryoideclava 1980 Burksoma 1978 Cladiscodes 1977 Desantisella 1971 Eugeniana 1961 with Narayanan & Patel Hamusencyrtus 1978 with Hayat Heimbrella 1978 Kubja 1984 Mangoma 1986 Narayanella 1976 Neoplatycerus 1965 Obtusiclava 1973 Risbecoma 1978 Rozanoviella 1974 Turnerella 1971
B.R. Jagannatha Rao
B.R. Jagannatha Rao, Indian paleontologist (fl.1963-96) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Genus Orbiqia 1962 with Mangain (Foraminifera) Species Goniomyia stoliczkai 1980 with Ayyasami (Ammonite) Orbiqia chasensis with Mangain 1962 (Foraminifera) HONORS Raoceras Ayyasami 1993 (Ammonite)