Sir Roger Penrose OM, FRS, an English mathematical physicist, - TopicsExpress



          

Sir Roger Penrose OM, FRS, an English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher, born on 8 August, 1931. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. Penrose is internationally renowned for his scientific work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He has received a number of prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe. Reference: www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Penrose.html, Retrieved 25 June, 2012
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:03:30 +0000

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