Abner Shimony

Abner Eliezer Shimony
Born(1928-03-10)March 10, 1928
DiedAugust 8, 2015(2015-08-08) (aged 87)
Alma materYale University
University of Chicago
Princeton University
Known forCHSH inequality
AwardsLakatos Prize
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy of science
Quantum foundations
InstitutionsMIT
Boston University
Doctoral advisorRudolf Carnap
Eugene Wigner
Doctoral studentsMichael Horne

Abner Eliezer Shimony (/ʃɪˈmni/; March 10, 1928 – August 8, 2015) was an American physicist and philosopher. He specialized in quantum theory and philosophy of science. As a physicist, he concentrated on the interaction between relativity theory and quantum mechanics. He authored many works and research on complementarity in quantum entanglement as well as multiparticle quantum interferometry, both relating to quantum coherence. He authored research articles and books on the foundations of quantum mechanics. He received the 1996 Lakatos Prize for his work in philosophy of science. Shimony is also the author of Tibaldo and the Hole in the Calendar, a 1998 children's book about the calendar reform that has been translated into many languages.