Roger Penrose

Summary

Roger Penrose is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Colchester^[2]. He worked as a mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], and astronomer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,435 views/month, #5,486 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Colchester^[2], Roger Penrose…
• Roger Penrose's father was Lionel Penrose^[9].
• Roger Penrose's mother was Margaret Leathes^[10].
• Roger Penrose was married to Vanessa Thomas^[11].
• Roger Penrose held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• Roger Penrose worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Roger Penrose's professions included physicist^[4].
• Roger Penrose's professions included philosopher^[5].
• Roger Penrose worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Roger Penrose worked as an astronomer^[7].
• Roger Penrose worked as an astrophysicist^[13].
• Roger Penrose's field of work was physics^[14].
• Roger Penrose's field of work was mathematical physics^[15].
• Roger Penrose's field of work was mathematics^[16].
• Among Roger Penrose's employers was Gresham College^[17].
• Among Roger Penrose's employers was Leiden University^[18].
• Roger Penrose was educated at University College School^[19].
• Roger Penrose's doctoral advisor was J. A. Todd^[20].
• Roger Penrose received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].
• Roger Penrose received the Copley Medal^[22].
• Roger Penrose received the Royal Medal^[23].
• Roger Penrose received the Adams Prize^[24].
• Roger Penrose received the Eddington Medal^[25].
• Roger Penrose received the IOP Dirac Medal^[26].
• Roger Penrose's religion is recorded as agnosticism^[27].

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Origins and Family

Roger Penrose was born in Colchester^[2]. His father was Lionel Penrose^[9]. His mother was Margaret Leathes^[10].

Education

Roger Penrose was educated at University College School^[19]. His doctoral advisor was J. A. Todd^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrophysicist^[13]. Fields of work include physics^[14], a branch of science^[28]; mathematical physics^[15], a branch of mathematics^[29]; and mathematics^[16], an academic discipline^[30]. Employers include Gresham College^[17], an educational institution^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1597^[33] and Leiden University^[18], a university^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1575^[36], headquartered in Leiden^[37]. Doctoral students include Claude LeBrun^[38], Tristan Needham^[39], Richard Jozsa^[40], Richard S. Ward^[41], Andrew Hodges^[42], and Asghar Qadir^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45]; Copley Medal^[22], a medallion^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1731^[48]; Royal Medal^[23], a science award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1826^[51]; Adams Prize^[24], a mathematics award^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1848^[54]; Eddington Medal^[25], a science award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56], founded in 1953^[57]; and IOP Dirac Medal^[26], a science award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59].

Personal Life

Among Roger Penrose's spouses was Vanessa Thomas^[11]. His religion is recorded as agnosticism^[27].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Roger Penrose include Penrose tiling^[60], Penrose triangle^[61], Penrose stairs^[62], Moore–Penrose inverse^[63], Penrose diagram^[64], Penrose process^[65], Penrose graphical notation^[66], and Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems^[67].

Why It Matters

Roger Penrose ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,435 views/month, #5,486 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

He has been cited as an influence by Stuart Hameroff^[70], a physician^[71], b. 1947^[72], of United States^[73], specialised in anaesthesiology^[74].

He is credited with the discovery of orchestrated objective reduction^[75], a scientific hypothesis^[76]; Penrose tiling^[77], a mathematical concept^[78]; Penrose triangle^[79], an impossible object^[80]; Penrose stairs^[81], an impossible object^[82]; conformal cyclic cosmology^[83], a cyclic model^[84]; and cosmic censorship hypothesis^[85], a scientific hypothesis^[86]. Works attributed to him include The Emperor's New Mind^[87], The Road to Reality^[88], Shadows of the Mind^[89], Cycles of Time^[90], and The Nature of Space and Time^[91]. Entities named for him include Penrose tiling^[60], Penrose triangle^[61], Penrose stairs^[62], Moore–Penrose inverse^[63], Penrose diagram^[64], and Penrose process^[65].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Hodges^[92], Richard Jozsa^[93], Claude LeBrun^[94], Richard S. Ward^[95], and Lane P. Hughston^[96].

FAQs

Where was Roger Penrose born?

Roger Penrose's place of birth was Colchester^[2].

Who were Roger Penrose's parents?

Roger Penrose's father was Lionel Penrose^[9]. Roger Penrose's mother was Margaret Leathes^[10].

Who was Roger Penrose married to?

Roger Penrose's spouses include Vanessa Thomas^[11].

What did Roger Penrose do for work?

Roger Penrose worked as mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], philosopher^[5], university teacher^[6], and astronomer^[7].

Where did Roger Penrose go to school?

Roger Penrose was educated at University College School^[19].

What awards did Roger Penrose receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], Copley Medal^[22], Royal Medal^[23], and Adams Prize^[24].

Who did Roger Penrose influence?

Roger Penrose has been cited as an influence by Stuart Hameroff^[70].

What did Roger Penrose discover?

Roger Penrose is credited as discoverer of orchestrated objective reduction^[75], Penrose tiling^[77], Penrose triangle^[79], and Penrose stairs^[81].