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We join you all to convey our respects and tributes on his 102^nd Birth Anniversary to
SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR
a great Indian-American astrophysicist and applied mathematician
Born this day, October 19, 1910

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Born: October 19, 1910, Lahore, Undivided India   ***   Died:  August 21, 1995 (aged 84), Chicago, Illinois, United States   *** Citizenship:  India (1910–1953),  United States (1953–1995)   ***   Fields:  Astrophysics   ***   Alma mater:  Presidency College, Madras &  Trinity College, Cambridge   ***   Known for:  Chandrasekhar limit   ***   Notable awards:  Nobel Prize in Physics (1983), Copley Medal (1984),  National Medal of Science (1966) and  Padma Vibhushan (1968).

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