Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 13-12-1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 CD
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar FRS (1910 – 1995) was an Indian-American theoretical physicist who spent his professional life in the United States. He shared the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with William A. Fowler for "...theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars". His mathematical treatment of stellar evolution yielded many of the current theoretical models of the later evolutionary stages of massive stars and black holes. He was on the faculty at Chicago from 1937 until his death in 1995 at the age of 84, and was the Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics.
Repository
Archival history
The collection was transferred from IIA library to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was acquired from IIA library
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The video contains an interview of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Where the interviewer begins admiring the journey and contribution of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and his intellectual. He also spoke about the books written by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and their impact on the world in the scientific field.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The video is preserved in mpg format in the CD
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Arranged roughly by events
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Researchers must sign IIA Archival access agreement
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by IIA Archives
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
This interview was taken in English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The CDs are well preserved without any scratch on the optical part leading to clear access to the stored data in the CD-ROM
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original CD's are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
Existence and location of copies
The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
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Notes area
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (Subject)
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin
Sources
Archivist's note
Processed by IIA Archives