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Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS (/ ʃ i ˈ æ m ə /; 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.
Feb 17, 2000 · Dennis Sciama, who died on 18 December last year, was one of the far-sighted physicists involved in this transition. Sciama was a student of Paul Dirac, and like him became fascinated with Mach's...
Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS (/ ʃ i ˈ æ m ə /; 18 November 1926 – 18/19 December 1999) was a British physicist. He was an important scientist for the development of British physics after the Second World War. He was the PhD supervisor to many famous cosmologists, including Stephen Hawking, Martin Rees and David Deutsch.
Abstract. Background and undergraduate years at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and later return to Cambridge to study relativity under Paul A. M. Dirac, against father's wishes.
Dec 7, 2022 · Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS ( /ʃiˈæmə/; 18 November 1926 – 18/19 December 1999) [ 1][ 2] was a British physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. [ 3][ 4] He was the Ph.D supervisor to many famous cosmologists, including Stephen Hawking, Martin...
Dennis W. Sciama, 1926-1999. Interviewed 12 January 1978 at the University of Washington, length of interview: 35 minutes
Dennis William sciama, of Jewish descent, was born in manchester, UK, in 1926. His father, abraham sciama, a very successful businessman in the textile trade, was also born in manchester; abraham’s grandfather came from aleppo in northern syria. Dennis’s mother, nellie ades, was born in cairo, egypt.
