Background
PENROSE, Oliver was born on June 6, 1929 in London. Son of Lionel S. Penrose and Margaret Leathes.
PENROSE, Oliver was born on June 6, 1929 in London. Son of Lionel S. Penrose and Margaret Leathes.
Bachelor of Science, University College, London, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, 1953.
Research associate Yale University, 1955-1956. Lecturer Imperial College, London, 1956-1962, reader, 1962-1969. Professor Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 1969-1986, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1986-1994, professor emeritus, since 1994.
Foundations of Statistical Mechanics 1969. About 50 papers in scientific journals.
Fellow Royal Society of London, Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Music, chess.
Married Joan Lomas Dilley. Children: Rebecca, Mathew, Martin.