Abstract

This Stated Meeting report, that discusses a scientist’s apparent inability to mature and grow, was presented at the 209th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences held at the House of the Academy on 10 May 1989; it is reprinted here by permission. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is Morton D. Hull Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research of the University of Chicago.

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