When Science Stood Still: How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes

By RAO, Shruthi

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9781665949965
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Atheneum McElderry


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Reviewed on August 15, 2025  |  Nonfiction - Elementary

K-Gr 3—In this illustrated biography, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (also known as Chandra), a brilliant Indian-born astrophysicist, mathematically predicts the existence of black holes at a young age, meets with struggles during his professional career, but ultimately, triumphs by winning the Nobel prize. The story itself lacks details of his brilliance as a child, his struggles scientifically in England, and how he came to be an academic in the United Stat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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