1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of&amp;nbsp;Math, Science, History, host Gabrielle Birchak does a repost about Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a 19-year-old prodigy whose curiosity during a two-week sea voyage in 1930 led to a groundbreaking discovery. While sailing from India to England, Chandrasekhar, armed only with a notebook and the vast expanse of the ocean, began questioning the fate of stars after they exhausted their fuel. Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com To buy my book&amp;nbsp;Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life&amp;nbsp;on Amazon, visit&amp;nbsp;https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Enjoying the Podcast? If you love Math, Science, History, here’s how you can help: Leave a review – It helps more people discover the show! Share this episode with friends &amp;amp; fellow history buffs! Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform ☕ Support the Show! We are sponsored by Coffee!! https://shorturl.at/bHIsc Checking out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store Music: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. On Matters of Consequence from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers Until next time, carpe diem! Math! Science! History! https://www.mathsciencehistory.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42726720/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/006ac2/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/42726720