The Human Computer Who Changed Fluid Dynamics (with Anne Saker)
Update: 2025-08-02
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Science journalist Anne Saker describes the Chandrasekhar Limit as a range of possibility where if a planet has enough stability in its magnetic force and its gravitational force, it can sustain life. This Nobel Prize winning discovery changed the field of fluid dynamics. Though it was named after theoretical physicist Dr. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, he credited his computer, Donna Elbert, "for without her part, there would have been no substance.” Dean Regas chats with Anne Saker to learn more about Donna Elbert's astronomical legacy. Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast
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