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WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL:

How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes

Available for Preorder! (Releasing Oct 14 2025)

Publisher: McElderry/S&S

Illustrator: Srinidhi Srinivasan

When scientists get things right, science leaps forward. When they get things wrong, they learn from their mistakes, and science continues to advance. But sometimes, even when scientists get it right, nobody pays attention. Then, for a while, science stands still.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was a brilliant scientist with eyes fixed toward the stars. As a young man, he developed the theory that would eventually lead to the discovery of black holes. But when he presented his findings to the world’s leading Western scientists, they scoffed at his ideas. Chandra knew he was right. But would anyone listen?

Learn the true story of a relentless scientist and his cosmic discovery that had to wait for science to change its mind.

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