Abner Eliezer Shimony | |
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| Born | March 10, 1928 Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Died | August 8, 2015 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Chicago Princeton University |
| Known for | CHSH inequality |
| Awards | Lakatos Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Philosophy of science Quantum foundations |
| Institutions | MIT Boston University |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Carnap Eugene Wigner |
| Doctoral students | Michael Horne |
Abner Eliezer Shimony (/ʃɪˈmoʊni/; 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.