# William Penney, Baron Penney

> English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991)

**Wikidata**: [Q336759](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336759)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penney,_Baron_Penney)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-penney-baron-penney


## References

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7. [Source](https://www.wilhelmexner.org/en/medalists/)
8. [Source](https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/rumford-medal/)
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