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Dennis W. Sciama

Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS (/ʃiˈæmə/; 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. He was the PhD supervisor to many famous physicists and astrophysicists, including John D. Barrow, David Deutsch…

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Rees–Sciama effect
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Born
Dennis William Siahou Sciama (1926-11-18)18 November 1926 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Children
2
Died
18 December 1999 (aged 73) Oxford, England
Doctoral advisor
Paul Dirac

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Doctoral students · 12
Dennis W. Sciama → Adrian Melott, Antony Valentini, Brandon Carter, David Deutsch, Gary Gibbons, George Ellis, James Binney, John D. Barrow, Martin Rees, Philip Candelas, Stephen Hawking, Tim Palmer
Workplaces · 8
Dennis W. Sciama → Cornell University, Harvard University, King's College, London, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Texas at Austin
related to External links · 3
Dennis W. Sciama → Dennis, Mathematics Genealogy Project, Sciama
Alma mater · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → Trinity College, Cambridge
Born · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → Dennis William Siahou Sciama (1926-11-18)18 November 1926 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Children · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → 2
Died · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → 18 December 1999 (aged 73) Oxford, England
Doctoral advisor · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → Paul Dirac
Fields · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → Gravitation
Known for · 1
Dennis W. Sciama → Rees–Sciama effect

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Dennis W. SciamaAlma materTrinity College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaBornDennis William Siahou Sciama (1926-11-18)18 November 1926 Manchester, Lancashire, England1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaChildren21.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDied18 December 1999 (aged 73) Oxford, England1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral advisorPaul Dirac1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsJohn D. Barrow1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsJames Binney1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsPhilip Candelas1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsBrandon Carter1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsDavid Deutsch1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsGeorge Ellis1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsGary Gibbons1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsStephen Hawking1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsAdrian Melott1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsMartin Rees1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsAntony Valentini1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaDoctoral studentsTim Palmer1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaFieldsGravitation1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaKnown forRees–Sciama effect1.00infobox
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Dennis W. SciamaThesisOn the origin of inertia (1952)1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesUniversity of Oxford1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesCornell University1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesHarvard University1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesKing's College, London1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesUniversity of Texas at Austin1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesScuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati1.00infobox
Dennis W. SciamaWorkplacesScuola Normale Superiore1.00infobox

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