Truth and Beauty - Aesthetics and Motivations in Science

A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist.

About the author

S. Chandrasekhar has received many awards in his career, including the Nobel Prize for Physics, the National Medal of Science (U.S.), and the Copley Medal of the Royal Society (London). He is the Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Department of Physics, and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago.

Summary

A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist.

Product details

• Authors: Chandrasekhar, S. Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1990
• EAN: 9780226100876
• ISBN: 978-0-226-10087-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Aesthetics and Motivations in
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)