JOIN the Indo-American Heritage Museum
Saturday, September 23, 2017 from 12:30 - 3:00 pm
for
Chandra Day
honoring
Indian American Chicagoan,
S. Chandrasekhar,
who received the I983 Nobel Prize for Physics.
See
the Nobel Medal during a 12:30 pm tour of
Beyond Bollywood:
Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
exhibition in the Marae Gallery at the Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
Learn about
"Astrophysics with Stardust at The Field Museum" from Dr. Phillip Heck, Curator of Meteorites, who will share knowledge of Chandra's research which shaped scientific knowledge about white dwarf stars and black holes and led to the naming of the Chandra Space MissIon in his honor.
Meet
Revathy Kumar, daughter of Chandra's brother Balakrishnan, who will welcome questions about her famous Periappa (uncle).
Hear
Chandra's own comments and reflections of his devoted wife Lalitha, shared by friends of IAHM.
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