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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

1910–1995 · astrophysics, theoretical physics
Indian-American astrophysicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding stellar evolution. He developed the theory of white dwarfs and introduced the Chandrasekhar limit — the maximum mass at which a star can remain a white dwarf. His ideas led to the recognition of the existence of neutron stars and black holes, and to the development of relativistic astrophysics.

Biography

Born in Lahore (British India). Graduated from Presidency College in Madras, then Cambridge. Worked with Ralph Fowler. After a conflict with Eddington, he moved to the USA, where he spent his entire career at the University of Chicago. Winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics for research on stellar evolution. Also awarded the Copley Medal and other prizes.

Key discoveries

💡 He was the nephew of Nobel laureate C. V. Raman. His theory of the collapse of massive stars was ridiculed by Sir Arthur Eddington but was later fully confirmed. Chandrasekhar methodically worked on new topics each decade, publishing seminal monographs.
"He called simplicity the seal of truth and beauty the radiance of truth."
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