Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar

Chandrais 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 theNew York Timesrather than forPhysics Today. If the book is only read by physicists, then Wali's devoted labors were in vain."--Freeman Dyson,Physics Today"An enthralling human document."--William McCrea,Times Higher Education Supplement"A dramatic, exuberant biography of one of the century's great scientists."--Publishers WeeklyWali, Kameshwar C. is the author of 'Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar' with ISBN 9780226870540 and ISBN 0226870545.