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Dennis Sciama
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Dennis William Siahou Sciama
18 November 1926 Manchester, Lancashire, UK
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| Died | 18/19 December 1999 (aged 73) Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Cosmology |
| Spouse(s) | Lidia Dina (1959–1999; his death; 2 children) |
| Awards | Faraday Medal (1991) Guthrie Medal and Prize (1991) |
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| Fields | Gravitation |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of Cambridge Cornell University Harvard University King's College, London University of Texas at Austin Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Scuola Normale Superiore |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Dirac |
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| Influenced | Roger Penrose |
Dennis William Siahou Sciama, FRS (/ʃiˈæmə/; 18 November 1926 – 18/19 December 1999) was a British physicist. He was an important scientist for the development of British physics after the Second World War.
He was the PhD supervisor to many famous cosmologists, including Stephen Hawking, Martin Rees and David Deutsch. He is seen as one of the fathers of modern cosmology.
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