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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American astrophysicist

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist. He shared the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars." His mathematical treatment of stellar evolution yielded many of the current theoretical models of the later evolutionary stages of massive stars. The Chandrasekhar limit describes the maximum mass of a white dwarf. Above it, a stellar remnant will collapse to form a neutron star or black hole. Many concepts, institutions and inventions, including the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, are named after him.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Lahore wd
Died
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Place of death
Chicago wd
Citizenship
United States, India wd
Occupation
mathematician, physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher wd
Education
Trinity College, Presidency College, University of Cambridge, Hindu Higher Secondary School wd
Spouse
Lalitha Doraiswamy wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1944)
  • Copley Medal (1984)
  • Royal Medal (1962)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1983)
  • Henry Draper Medal (1971)
  • Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1949)
  • Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1953)
  • National Medal of Science (1966)
  • Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1986)
  • Bruce Medal (1952)
  • Dr. Tomalla Prize (1981)
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1946)
  • Rumford Prize (1957)
  • Padma Vibhushan in Science & Engineering (1968)
  • Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1962)

Questions

When was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar born?
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was born on 19 October 1910 in Lahore.
Where did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar study?
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was educated at Trinity College, Presidency College, University of Cambridge, Hindu Higher Secondary School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q148109 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.jpg by AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Kameshwar Wali (Attribution)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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