Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Death
Subrahmanyan passed away on August 21, 1995 at the age of 84 in Chicago, IL.
When did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar die?
August 21, 1995How old was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar when died?
84Where did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar die? What was the location of death?
Chicago, IL
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Birthday and Date of Death
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was born on October 19, 1910 and died on August 21, 1995. Subrahmanyan was 84 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 19, 1910
Date of Death: August 21, 1995
Age at Death: 84
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar - Biography
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS (i/ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkər/; October 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995), was an Indian American astrophysicist born in Lahore, Punjab. Chandrasekhar was awarded, along with William A. Fowler, the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics, with Chandrasekhar cited for his mathematical theory of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars. This work led to the currently accepted theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars, including black holes. The Chandrasekhar limit is named after him.
