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S Chandrasekhar

S. Chandrasekhar has received many awards in his career, including the Nobel Prize for Physics, the National Medal of Science (U.S.), and the Copley Medal of the Royal Society (London). He is the Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Department of Physics, and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago.

S Chandrasekhar book reviews

  • Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science 5 out of 5

    By Chris, La Jolla, CA, Sep 8, 2008

    genius is genius.

    artistic geniuses see the science in what they do. scientific geniuses see the art in what they do.

    it's a novel way of looking at an old problem that makes you a visionary. read more

  • Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science 4 out of 5

    A sweeping look at scientific inspiration

    By Kisha, Berkeley, CA, Apr 8, 2007

    Let me admit at the outset that I read the collection of lectures quite some time back. However, I remember with amazing clarity how much the lectures moved me. Chandrasekhar is not a man who draws... read more