Llewellyn Thomas

Summary

Llewellyn Thomas is a human^[1]. He was born in London^[2]. He was born on October 21, 1903^[3]. He died in Raleigh^[4]. He died on April 20, 1992^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Llewellyn Thomas's place of birth was London^[2].
• Llewellyn Thomas passed away in Raleigh^[4].
• Llewellyn Thomas was born on October 21, 1903^[3].
• Llewellyn Thomas died on April 20, 1992^[5].
• Llewellyn Thomas held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• Llewellyn Thomas held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Llewellyn Thomas's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Llewellyn Thomas worked as a physicist^[7].
• Llewellyn Thomas's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Llewellyn Thomas's professions included computer scientist^[9].
• Among Llewellyn Thomas's employers was Ohio State University^[13].
• Among Llewellyn Thomas's employers was North Carolina State University^[14].
• Llewellyn Thomas's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[15].
• Llewellyn Thomas's doctoral advisor was Ralph H. Fowler^[16].
• Llewellyn Thomas received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17].
• Llewellyn Thomas received the Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics^[18].
• Llewellyn Thomas was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[19].
• Llewellyn Thomas was influenced by Wallace John Eckert^[20].
• Llewellyn Thomas is recorded as male^[21].
• Llewellyn Thomas's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Llewellyn Thomas supervised James Cooley as a doctoral student^[23].
• Llewellyn Thomas supervised Andrew Kotchoubey as a doctoral student^[24].
• Llewellyn Thomas supervised Wave Henry Shaffer as a doctoral student^[25].
• Llewellyn Thomas supervised Carl Grosjean as a doctoral student^[26].
• Llewellyn Thomas's Commons category is recorded as Llewellyn Thomas^[27].

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Origins and Family

Llewellyn Thomas was born in London^[2]. He was born on October 21, 1903^[3].

Education

Llewellyn Thomas was educated at University of Cambridge^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Ralph H. Fowler^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9]. Employers include Ohio State University^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1870^[30], headquartered in Columbus^[31] and North Carolina State University^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1887^[34], headquartered in Raleigh^[35]. Doctoral students include James Cooley^[23], a mathematician^[36], 1926–2016^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[39]; Andrew Kotchoubey^[24]; Wave Henry Shaffer^[25], a professor of physics^[40], 1909–1995^[41], of United States^[42]; and Carl Grosjean^[26], a theoretical physicist^[43], 1926–2006^[44], of Belgium^[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17], a fellowship award^[46] and Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics^[18], a science award^[47], founded in 1965^[48].

Death and Burial

Llewellyn Thomas died on April 20, 1992^[5]. He died in Raleigh^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Llewellyn Thomas include tridiagonal matrix algorithm^[49], a method for solving linear systems^[50]; Thomas precession^[51]; and Thomas–Fermi model^[52], an atom model^[53].

Why It Matters

Llewellyn Thomas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include tridiagonal matrix algorithm^[49], a method for solving linear systems^[50]; Thomas precession^[51]; and Thomas–Fermi model^[52], an atom model^[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include James Cooley^[56], a mathematician^[57], 1926–2016^[58], of United States^[59], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[60].

FAQs

Where was Llewellyn Thomas born?

Born in London^[2], Llewellyn Thomas…

Where did Llewellyn Thomas die?

Llewellyn Thomas passed away in Raleigh^[4].

What did Llewellyn Thomas do for work?

Llewellyn Thomas worked as mathematician^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9].

Where did Llewellyn Thomas go to school?

Llewellyn Thomas was educated at University of Cambridge^[15].

What awards did Llewellyn Thomas receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17] and Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics^[18].