Banesh Hoffmann
Banesh Hoffmann (6 September 1906 – 5 August 1986) was a British mathematician and physicist known for his association with Albert Einstein.
Banesh Hoffmann | |
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Banesh Hoffmann, in the 1979 film Continuum, speaking about the theory of relativity | |
| Born | 6 September 1906 Richmond, England |
| Died | 5 August 1986 (aged 79) New York City |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford Princeton University |
| Known for | Einstein–Infeld–Hoffmann equations |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Special and general relativity |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study Queens College |
| Thesis | On the spherically symmetric field in relativity (1932) |
| Doctoral advisors | Howard P. Robertson Oswald Veblen Eugene Paul Wigner |
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