Roger Penrose

Writer

Roger Penrose is a British mathematician and physicist, awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for proving black holes are a consequence of general relativity. He pioneered twistor theory, Penrose tilings, and singularity theorems with Stephen Hawking. His work spans geometry of spacetime, quantum mechanics, and cosmology, influencing both theoretical physics and mathematics.

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Known for

Nova

8.7

TV Series

Self

A Brief History of Time

7.3

Self - Professor at Cambridge

1991

Achieving the Unachievable

8.1

Self

2007

The Singular Tale of Einstein & General Relativity

7.4

Self

2015

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Writer

The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me
6.7
Short
- Writer
- 2015
Celebrating Science
TV Series
- writer
- 2009

Personal details

Official site
- Penrose Institute
Alternative names
- Prof Roger Penrose
Born
- August 8, 1931
- Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Spouse
- Vanessa Thomas? - present (2 children)
Publicity listings
- 2 Portrayals

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Trivia
Holds the position of Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University since 1973. At Oxford, Penrose has been working on 'twistor theory' in which the four dimensions of space-time are quantized by imaginary numbers as opposed to real numbers.

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