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Chandra
Kameshwar C. Wali
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Description for Chandra
Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Chandra is an intimate portrait of a highly private and brilliant man, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a Nobel laureate in physics who has been a major contributor to the theories of white dwarfs and black holes. "Wali has given us a magnificent portrait of Chandra, full of life and color, with a deep understanding of the three cultures--Indian, British, and American--in which Chandra was successively immersed...I wish I had the job of reviewing this book for the New York Times rather than for Physics Today. If the book is only read by physicists, then Wali's devoted labors were in vain."--Freeman Dyson, ... Read more
Chandra is an intimate portrait of a highly private and brilliant man, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a Nobel laureate in physics who has been a major contributor to the theories of white dwarfs and black holes. "Wali has given us a magnificent portrait of Chandra, full of life and color, with a deep understanding of the three cultures--Indian, British, and American--in which Chandra was successively immersed...I wish I had the job of reviewing this book for the New York Times rather than for Physics Today. If the book is only read by physicists, then Wali's devoted labors were in vain."--Freeman Dyson, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226870557
SKU
V9780226870557
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