Sheila Tinney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheila Christina Power 15 January 1918 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 27 March 2010 (aged 92) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (BSc) University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Spouse |
Seán Tinney (m. 1952) |
| Children | 3, including Hugh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | University College Dublin Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Doctoral advisor | Max Born |
Sheila Christina Tinney (née Power; 15 January 1918 – 27 March 2010) was an Irish mathematical physicist. Her 1941 PhD from the University of Edinburgh, completed under the supervision of Max Born in just two years, is believed to make her the first Irish-born and -raised woman to receive a doctorate in the mathematical sciences.[1]