Two American citizens of Indian origin who have received the prestigious Nobel Prize –
Hargobind Khorana, a Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1968), decoded the genetic code. Subrahmanyam Chandrashekhar, a Physics Nobel laureate (1983), revolutionized astrophysics with the Chandrasekhar limit, illuminating the fate of stars. Both American citizens of Indian origin, their pioneering work earned them prestigious recognition in science.
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Four (Khorana, Chandrasekhar, Ramakrishnan, and Banerjee) were Indian by birth but subsequently non-citizens of India.