https://x.com/burkov/status/1785696511092752811
Astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar used to travel 80 kilometers every week from the Yerkes Observatory to the University of Chicago, where he taught a course attended by only two students. When asked why he spent his time this way, the professor replied… pic.twitter.com/KI1b3CwCgw
— Andriy Burkov (@burkov) May 1, 2024
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He got his nobel way later than his students. Should have also mentioned those student's advisor was Fermi.
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