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Arthur Geoffrey Walker
British mathematician · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1909 to 2001 · aged 91
Arthur Geoffrey Walker FRS FRSE was a British mathematician and professor of the University of Sheffield who made important contributions to physical cosmology.
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2001Died31 March 20011955Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1950Keith MedalAward1947Berwick PrizeAward1946Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1909Born17 July 1909
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Although he was an accomplished geometer, he is best remembered today for two important contributions to general relativity, namely, the Robertson-Walker metric and the Fermi-Walker transport.
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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1909 to 2001 · aged 91
