Empire of the stars

obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes

Recounts the rivalry between Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who developed the first mathematical description of black holes, and Sir Arthur Eddington, one of the greatest astrophysicists of the day, discussing how their theories contradicted and inspired one another.

Houghton Mifflin
2005
9780618341511
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