Terrell rotation

Summary

Terrell rotation is a physical theory^[1]. It draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (physical_theory category, ranking #15 of 75).^[2]

Key Facts

• Terrell rotation is credited with the discovery of Roger Penrose^[3].
• Terrell rotation is credited with the discovery of Anton Lampa^[4].
• Terrell rotation is credited with the discovery of Nelson James Terrell^[5].
• Terrell rotation's video is recorded as Animated Terrell Rotation - Cube.gif^[6].
• Terrell rotation's image is recorded as Experimental visualization of the Terrell effect.png^[7].
• Terrell rotation's instance of is recorded as physical theory^[8].
• Roger Penrose is named after Terrell rotation^[9].
• Nelson James Terrell is named after Terrell rotation^[10].
• Terrell rotation's subclass of is recorded as physical phenomenon^[11].
• Terrell rotation's Commons category is recorded as Terrell rotation^[12].
• Terrell rotation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Terrell rotation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04drrb^[14].
• Terrell rotation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777957445^[15].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Roger Penrose^[3], a mathematician^[16], b. 1931^[17], of United Kingdom^[18], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], specialised in physics^[20]; Anton Lampa^[4], a physicist^[21], 1868–1938^[22], of Austria^[23], specialised in physics^[24]; and Nelson James Terrell^[5], 1923–2009^[25].

Why It Matters

Terrell rotation draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (physical_theory category, ranking #15 of 75).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]