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Roger Penrose. Sir Roger Penrose, OM, FRS, HonFInstP (born 8 August 1931) [1] is a British mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. [2] He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of St ...
Roger Penrose won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 for his discovery of black hole formation and singularity. Learn more about his work, affiliation, prize motivation and share on NobelPrize.org.
Oct 6, 2020 · If you ever struggled with maths at school, you were in good company. Sir Roger Penrose, who on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize for Physics, would also scratch his head in class.
Oct 6, 2020 · Roger Penrose is honoured for his proof that black holes are a consequence of Einstein's general theory of relativity. He is also known for his contributions to mathematical physics, cosmology and Penrose tilings.
Roger Penrose (born August 8, 1931, Colchester, Essex, England) is a British mathematician and relativist who in the 1960s calculated many of the basic features of black holes. For his work on black holes, he was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Oct 6, 2020 · Penrose, an emeritus professor at Oxford and an honorary fellow of Cambridge, proved that black holes are a consequence of Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1965. He is the sixth Nobel laureate in Physics from Cambridge and the 110th affiliate of the University.
Nobel Prize winner Roger Penrose talks about his discovery of the theoretical basis of black holes, his latest work on thermodynamics and the cosmic microwave background, and his reaction to the award. He also shares the story of how he had a breakthrough idea at a crossroads and his views on the film The Theory of Everything.
