E-grāmata: S Chandrasekhar: Selected Correspondence And Conversations

The correspondence in Chandra's journals revealed in his own words the depth of his pursuit of science as well as his personal struggles, and such material is significant for the public to have a deeper understanding of the man behind the legend. The first part of the project was completed at the time of the Chandra birth centennial in 2010 with the publication of A Scientific Autobiography: Chandrasekhar. It provided a rare and personal insight into the joys and struggles of a brilliant scientist at work. There remained yet a wealth of correspondence that shed significant insight into Chandra's life, and this included the correspondence during his days as a student in India and Cambridge, his trials and tribulations in the competitive world of British academia, his travels to Russia and Germany, and his unexpected encounter with Sir Arthur Eddington. It also included selected correspondence and conversations with Lalitha, his wife of over sixty years. These letters and conversations with her reflect her own views of their life. She, a student of physics herself, eventually gave up her own work in science to become an integral part of Chandra's life. As Chandra wrote, ""The full measure of [ of my indebtedness] cannot really be recorded; it is too deep and too all persuasive. Let me then record simply that Lalitha was the motivating source and strength of my life ...""

"Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Laureate in Physics, was a towering figure in 20th century physics, but remained a highly private man. The many letters and correspondence in this book reveal in Chandrasekhar's own words the depth of his pursuit of science as well as his personal struggles. This book is an important addition to the three previous volumes by Kameshwar C. Wali, including Chandra, A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar, S. Chandrasekhhar: The Man Behind the Legend, and A Quest for Perspectives: Selected Works of S. Chandrasekhar (With Commentary), Volumes 1&2. Included in the correspondence are Chandra's thoughts and feelings about his student days in India and Cambridge, his trials and tribulations in the competitive world of British academia, his travels to Russia and Germany, and his unexpected and historic encounter with Sir Arthur Eddington. The book also includes rare correspondence and conversations with Lalitha, Chandrasekhar's wife of over sixty years. The letters and conversations withher reflect her own views of their life. She, a student of physics herself, eventually gave up her own work in science to become an integral part of Chandra's life. As Chandra wrote, "The full measure of [ of my indebtedness] cannot really be recorded; itis too deep and too all persuasive. Let me then record simply that Lalitha was the motivating source and strength of my life." This new book adds a significant personal dimension to an extraordinary scientist and will give the public a deeper understanding of the man behind the legend"--

Having written a 1992 biography of Indian-American Nobel Laureate astrophysicist Chandrasekhar (1910-95), Wali here assembles a selection of his correspondence and interviews with his wife Lalitha. He arranges them in sections on excerpts from correspondence with his father from 1928 to 1933 and from 1934 to 1936, correspondence with K. S. Krishnan from 1934 to 1938, miscellaneous letters of various periods, correspondence with Arthur S. Eddington from 1933 to 1943, correspondence with Rosenfield between January and February 1935, correspondence between Chandra and Lalitha from 1930 to 1935, correspondence from Lalitha 1935, and selected conversations with Lalitha. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)