Llewellyn Thomas
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 21, 1903
- Date of death
- April 20, 1992
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Raleigh
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom, United States[9][10]
- Occupation
- mathematician, physicist, university teacher, computer scientist
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge[13]
- Award received
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[15][16]
- Doctoral advisor
- Ralph H. Fowler[14]
- Doctoral student
- James Cooley, Andrew Kotchoubey, Wave Henry Shaffer, Carl Grosjean[20][21][22][23]
- Nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Described by source
- Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
- Family name
- Thomas
- Given name
- Llewellyn
- Influenced by
- Wallace John Eckert[18]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences[17]
- VIAF cluster ID
- 69725797
- GND ID
- 118802038
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Thomas,Llewellyn 1926 Kopenhagen.jpg ↗
- Academic Tree ID
- 140174
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
- thomas-llewellyn-hilleth
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 118802038
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Llewellyn-H-Thomas
- Freebase ID
- /m/070zk4
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000010620509833
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 61170
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 118802038
- MR Author ID
- 552671
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- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 66305
- Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
- 9230
- Physics History Network ID
- 11605027
- Prabook ID
- 1313913
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6s46vcw
- Scopus author ID
- 24771336800
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJgcXyCrBK36XJypHWVgrq
- ZbMATH author ID
- thomas.llewellyn-h
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Summary
Llewellyn Thomas was born in London[1]. He was born on October 21, 1903[2]. He died in Raleigh[3]. He died on April 20, 1992[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Employers include Ohio State University[11], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1870[26], headquartered in Columbus[27] and North Carolina State University[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1887[30], headquartered in Raleigh[31]. Doctoral students include James Cooley[20], a mathematician[32], 1926–2016[33], of United States[34], awarded the IEEE Fellow[35]; Andrew Kotchoubey[21]; Wave Henry Shaffer[22], a professor of physics[36], 1909–1995[37], of United States[38]; and Carl Grosjean[23], a theoretical physicist[39], 1926–2006[40], of Belgium[41].
Recognition
Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], a fellowship award[42] and Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[16], a science award[43], founded in 1965[44].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Llewellyn Thomas include tridiagonal matrix algorithm[45], a method for solving linear systems[46]; Thomas precession[47]; and Thomas–Fermi model[48], an atom model[49].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include tridiagonal matrix algorithm[45], a method for solving linear systems[46]; Thomas precession[47]; and Thomas–Fermi model[48], an atom model[49].
His notable doctoral advisees include James Cooley[50], a mathematician[51], 1926–2016[52], of United States[53], awarded the IEEE Fellow[54].
FAQs
Where was Llewellyn Thomas born?
Born in London[1].
Where did Llewellyn Thomas die?
Llewellyn Thomas passed away in Raleigh[3].
What did Llewellyn Thomas do for work?
Llewellyn Thomas worked as mathematician[5], physicist[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8].
Where did Llewellyn Thomas go to school?
Llewellyn Thomas was educated at University of Cambridge[13].
What awards did Llewellyn Thomas receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15] and Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[16].