but this work was sidelined throughout the 1930s courtesy of Arthur Eddington’s torpedoes?

Does "but this work was sidelined throughout the 1930s courtesy of Arthur Eddington’s torpedoes" mean "throughout the 1930s, this work was forced to come into obscurity because Arthur Eddington's powerful influence"?

Context:

• Chandra was extraordinary. However, this was recognised very late. Arthur I. Miller, in his book Empire of the Stars, refers to him as a “reluctant astrophysicist”: really, Chandra wanted to be a theoretical physicist, but this work was sidelined throughout the 1930s courtesy of Arthur Eddington’s torpedoes. A succession of the “greats” chose to ignore his contributions until the mid-1940s, a situation that Chandra resigned himself to. In an interview with Spencer Weart in 1977 (see bit.ly/pw1xIz), he admitted that he saw himself as the kind of scientist who helps others make breakthroughs, rather than make them himself.

More:
https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg21128251-000-chandras-life/