Although slowed by medical complications from an injury that left him a quadriplegic, Andrew L. Bender received his BA in astronomy from Vassar College and was the first wheelchair...ver maisAlthough slowed by medical complications from an injury that left him a quadriplegic, Andrew L. Bender received his BA in astronomy from Vassar College and was the first wheelchair-bound student to live on campus. Since then, he has been independently studying string theory.ver menos