Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Died
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Scientists & Innovators
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India
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An Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, contributed significantly to the understanding of stellar evolution and black holes. In 1983, received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the theoretical studies of the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of the stars. His work on the Chandrasekhar limit explained the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star. Authored more than 400 scientific papers and several influential books, advancing the field of astrophysics.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983
Developed the Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarfs
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