Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Chandra
Birthday- October 19, 1910
Death day- August 21, 1995

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

@EjnarHertzspr12 I disagree

[Galileo @Galileo16137219]

Even becoming blind doesn’t stop my legacy 💪💪 #takenotes

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

@MariaMi23902404 Aw, congrats!

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

@MariaMi23902404 Wow! This is so cool.

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

@alphaike6 Checking this out right now

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

@alphaike6 I went to Trinity College too!!!!!
#twins

[Isaac Newton @alphaike6]

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.”
- centuries later and i still stand by this

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

Sir CV Raman (my uncle) also won a Nobel Prize for his work on scattering light in 1930. Our family are very proud of us.

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

I married my wife in Madras. I’m very grateful for all the support Lalitha Doraiswamy gives me.
#loveofmylife

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

My studies on the physical processes important to structure and evolution of stars led me to being awarded a NOBEL PRIZE in 1983!!
#blessed

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

My research explored all branches of theoretical astrophysics which allowed me to publish ten books covering different topics.
#author

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

I care for all of my students…especially those who won a Noble prize themselves.
#justjoking

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

In 1952 I established the Astrophysical Journal and was its editor for 19 years. I was able to transform the local publication of the University of Chicago into the national journal of the American Astronomical Society.
#proudofmyself

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

World War II brought me to the Ballistics Research Laboratory where I worked on shock waves and projectiles.

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

Before the war the Immigration Act did not allow me to become a citizen, but the Act passed after the war which allowed me to become a citizen in 1953.
#Citizenship

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

Got invited to work on the Manhattan Project….atomic bombs! Unfortunately my security clearance prevented me from contributing during World War II.

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

Beauty is that to what the human mind responds at its deepest and most profound.
#heartoheart

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

“Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you.”
#deep

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

CONGRATS TO ME! Just got promoted at the University of Chicago to a service professor!! Time to celebrate.

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @SubrahmanyanC14]

To all the stars out there....don’t lose your balance. The outward pressure of nuclear reactions and inward pull of gravity in a star are usually balanced, but when you begin to shrink the outward push weakens and gravity becomes stronger. My one advice to you is #staybalanced