Roger Penrose

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in Colchester, Essex, The United Kingdom

August 08, 1931

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Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He has received a number of prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe. He is renowned for his work in mathematical physics, in particular his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is also a recreational mathematician and philosopher.

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	The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose, Martin Gardner 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 2,025 ratings — published 1989 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,550 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2010 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Large, the Small and the Human Mind by Roger Penrose, Malcolm S. Longair (Editor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein, Robert Geroch (Commentary), Roger Penrose (Introduction) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 4,639 ratings — published 1916 — 118 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields by Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler 4.88 of 5 stars 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bilgisayar ve Zeka/ Emperor's new mind Part 1 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Us Nerede?/ Emperor's new mind.Part 3 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiziğin Gizemi/ Emperor's new mind Part 2 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We have a closed circle of consistency here: the laws of physics produce complex systems, and these complex systems lead to consciousness, which then produces mathematics, which can then encode in a succinct and inspiring way the very underlying laws of physics that gave rise to it.”
― Roger Penrose, The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

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