Roger Penrose

Sir Roger Penrose, OM, FRS (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He is highly regarded for his work in mathematical physics, in particular his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is also a recreational mathematician and controversial philosopher. Roger Penrose is the son of scientist Lionel S. Penrose and Margaret Leathes, and the brother of mathematician Oliver Penrose and chess grandmaster Jonathan Penrose.

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Misner, Charles; Thorne, Kip S. & Wheeler, John Archibald | Title=Gravitation | Publisher=San Francisco: W. H. Freeman | Year=1973 | ID=ISBN 0-7167-0344-0}}; see Box 34.2.