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John Lighton Synge

Irish physicist and author (1897-1995) · Ireland · Academics · Died at 98

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John Lighton Synge was an Irish mathematician and physicist, whose seven-decade career included significant periods in Ireland, Canada, and the USA. He was a prolific author and influential mentor, and is credited with the introduction of a new geometrical approach to the theory of relativity.

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1995Died30 March 19951943Fellow of the Royal SocietyAwardHenry Marshall Tory MedalAward1932Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaAward1897Born23 March 1897

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Fellow of the Royal Society1943
Henry Marshall Tory Medal1943
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada1932

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Country
Ireland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1995 · aged 98

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