Monday, August 27, 2007

Chandra by Kameshwar C. Wali

A good book about Chandrasekhar, the greatest Indian astronomer and Nobel prize winner in physics. Coming from India, he went eventually to the University of Chicago and was mainly at Williams Bay. His love-hate relationship with Eddington severely hampered and delayed the recognition of his work. His story is reminiscent of that of Ramanujan, though with a happier ending.

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