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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was a creative, prolific genius whose ability to combine mathematical precision with physical insight changed humanity's view of stellar physics. His most famous discovery was that not all stars end up as white dwarf stars, but those retaining mass above a certain limit - today known as "Chandrasekhar's limit," undergo further collapse. (Source: NASA)

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Fairly detailed biography from NASA KIDS. kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Pioneers/Chandra/Chandrasekhar.asp

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Brief biography including six photographs, summary of awards, and other references. www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/../../Chandrasekhar.html

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Concise biography from the National Academy of Sciences. www.nas.edu/history/members/chandrasekhar.html

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1910-1995 Brief obituary and photograph (from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day). antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950901.html

Chandrasekhar, Subramanyan Brief biography and details of his scientific animosity with Eddington. (Author: Eric W. Weisstein) scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Chandrasekhar.html

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar - Autobiography Fairly detailed and personal account of his life and work. Includes bibliography of major monographs. (From the Nobel e-Museum) nobelprize.org/../laureates/1983/chandrasekhar-autobio.html