Chandra :; a biography of S. Chandrasekhar by Wali, K. C - 1991

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Ex-library book with one marking (numbers and letters taped to spine), extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, bright pages, tight binding, else Very Good(+).. Red octavo, gilt to spine, x, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. Astrophysicists -- United States -- Biography. || Contents: Prologue: Tracking the Legend of Chandrasekhar -- The Simple and True -- Choosing the Unconventional: A Family Trait -- Determined To Pursue Science: Lahore and Madras, 1910-1930 -- Discoveries, Personal and Scientific: Cambridge and Copenhagen, 1930-1933 -- Fellow of Trinity College: Cambridge, 1933-1934 -- The Absurd Behavior of Stars: Eddington and the White Dwarfs: Cambridge, 1934-1935 -- "I Must Push On in My Directions": Cambridge and Harvard, 1935-1936 -- Lalitha: Madras, 1936 -- Scientist in the Midst of Political Turmoil: Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1937-1952 -- The Autocrat of the Editor's Desk: The Astrophysical Journal: Chicago, 1952-1971 -- In the Lonely Byways of Science: Chicago, 1972-1989 -- Epilogue: Conversations with Chandra.