March 16, 2012
Books
Subramanyan Chnadrasekhar was an Indian born Indian-American astrophysicist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics for his studies on the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars. Many feel, including Chandrasekhar himself that this prize came to him about 40 years late. Still, as they say 'Better late than never'. Chandrasekhar [...]
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Astrophysics,
Chandra,
NASA,
Nobel Prize,
Physics,
S Chandrasekhar
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March 16, 2012
Fried Eye
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2012, the editor of Fried Eye asked me to write something related to do with women. I thought what better opportunity than this to write something about the women in science without whose efforts the world would not have been such a wonderful place. The result can be [...]
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Female Mathematicians,
Fried Eye,
Science,
Women,
Women's Day
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