Dennis W. Sciama
Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS (/ʃiˈæmə/; 18 November 1926 – 18 December 1999) was an English physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. He was the PhD supervisor to many famous physicists and astrophysicists, including John D. Barrow, David Deutsch, George F. R. Ellis, Stephen Hawking, Adrian Melott and Martin Rees, among others; he is considered one of the fathers of modern cosmology.
Dennis Sciama | |
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| Born | Dennis William Siahou Sciama 18 November 1926 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 18 December 1999 (aged 73) Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Cosmology, black holes, Big Bang theory, darkmatter, gravitational waves, quasars. |
| Spouse |
Lidia Dina (m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Gravitation |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of Cambridge Cornell University Harvard University King's College, London University of Texas at Austin Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Scuola Normale Superiore |
| Thesis | On the origin of inertia (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Dirac |
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