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Arthur W. Conway
Irish physicist (1875–1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur William Conway FRS[1] PRIA (2 October 1875 – 11 July 1950) was a distinguished Irish mathematician and mathematical physicist who wrote one of the first books on relativity and co-edited two volumes of William Rowan Hamilton's collected works. He also served as President of University College Dublin between 1940 and 1947.[2]
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Arthur W. Conway | |
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![]() Conway (front row 5th from left) and Valera (4th from left) at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in 1942 | |
Born | (1875-10-02)2 October 1875 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |
Died | 11 July 1950(1950-07-11) (aged 74) |
Education | St Peter's College, Wexford |
Alma mater | University College Dublin Royal University of Ireland (BA, MA) Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Known for | Relativity |
Spouse |
Agnes Bingham (m. 1903) |
Children | 4 |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1915) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Mathematical physics |
Institutions | University College Dublin Maynooth College Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
Doctoral advisor | Augustus Love |
Notable students | Éamon de Valera |
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