# Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

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From Sidedoor — Cosmic Journey I: "Stellar Buffoonery"

As a treat to our listeners, we are posting a full episode of Sidedoor, a podcast that explores the treasures in the Smithsonian's vaults. Subscribe to Sidedoor from Smithsonian wherever you listen to podcasts! Black holes could unlock the mysteries of creation and live at the heart of nearly ever…

FLASHCARDS: How a Teenager Discovered the Physics of Black Holes-Chandrasekhar's Limit Explained

Episode Overview: What do black holes, a teenage genius, and a long ocean voyage have in common? In this Flashcard Friday episode of Math, Science, History, Gabrielle tells the incredible story of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who, at just 19 years old, sailed from India to England and made a disc…

The Human Computer Who Changed Fluid Dynamics (with Anne Saker)

Science journalist Anne Saker describes the Chandrasekhar Limit as a range of possibility where if a planet has enough stability in its magnetic force and its gravitational force, it can sustain life. This Nobel Prize winning discovery changed the field of fluid dynamics. Though it was named after …

Sunday's Coffee and Astrology; Libra Balance, Realigned

Balance doesn’t shout; it settles in. With the Moon stepping into Libra, we trade Mars-fueled urgency for a calmer, cleaner kind of momentum that actually sticks. We talk about what “replenishment” looks like in real life—less performance, more poise—and why a soft gray mindset can cut through both…

Illustrious Inventors: Picture Book Biographies (Read-Aloud)

Have you ever wondered who created the microphone in our phones? Or who discovered the science of black holes? Join this read-aloud to hear about the stories of these inventors of color! Ainissa Ramirez will introduce the man who patented the foil-electret microphone in Spark: Jim West's Electrifyi…

E230 REPOST The Resilience of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

In this episode of Math, Science, History, host Gabrielle Birchak does a repost about Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a 19-year-old prodigy whose curiosity during a two-week sea voyage in 1930 led to a groundbreaking discovery. While sailing from India to England, Chandrasekhar, armed only with a note…

Mercury Retrograde Prep With Smart Moves

Mercury retrograde is creeping closer, and the fastest way to sabotage your week is to confuse “new” with “smart.” Today’s Aquarius Moon brings bold ideas, restless curiosity, and the temptation to chase a dozen experiments at once, so we talk about how to capture inspiration without committing to …