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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.
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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...
- George F.R Ellis
- ellis@maths.uct.ac.za
- 2000
Sciama, Dennis William (b. Manchester, England, 18 November 1926; d. Oxford, England, 19 December 1999), cosmology, steady state theory, general relativity, astrophysics, quantum gravity. Sciama was one of the key figures in the renaissance of cosmology in the 60s, and his contributions spanned a broad array of topics in general relativity ...
Dennis Sciama was a British cosmologist who worked on the steady state theory and the Mach's principle. He was interviewed by Spencer Weart in 1978 about his background, education, and career at Cambridge, Oxford, and Cornell.
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Cosmology, black holes, Big Bang theory, darkmatter, gravitational waves, quasars. Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS 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.
Dennis Sciama was a British cosmologist who defended the steady state model of the universe against the big bang theory. In this interview, he recounts his childhood, education, influences, and views on various cosmological topics.
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