John Lighton Synge

John Lighton Synge
John Lighton Synge
Born
John Lighton Synge

(1897-03-23)23 March 1897
Died30 March 1995(1995-03-30) (aged 98)
Known forSynge's theorem
Synge's world function
Jüttner–Synge distribution
AwardsBoyle Medal (1972)
Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1943)
ForMemRS (1943)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics


John Lighton Synge FRS FRSC (/sɪŋ/; 23 March 1897 – 30 March 1995)[1] was an Irish mathematician and physicist, whose seven-decade career included significant periods in Ireland, Canada, and the USA. He was a prolific author and influential mentor, and is credited with the introduction of a new geometrical approach to the theory of relativity.[1]

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