Truth and Beauty
by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar · first published 1987
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Truth and Beauty (Aesthetics and Motivations in Science) by S. Chandrasekhar I got to know of this book much later than I would have preferred !
on “If you could give a book to your younger self, what would it be?” ↗Precisely the ideas discussed by S. Chandrasekhar (White dwarfs; Chandra X-ray telescope) in his book "Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivation in Science"[0]. The book draws a large number of examples from (astro)physicists, but he also expands into Beethoven and Shakespeare among others. A must read if such ideas…
on “Big Breakthroughs Come in Your Late 30s” ↗If you like reading up on such topics, I strongly recommend S. Chandrasekhar's "Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivation in Science".
on “Touched by the Goddess: On Ramanujan” ↗