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Penrose

British  
/ ˈpɛnrəʊz /

noun

  1. Sir Roger. born 1931, British mathematician and theoretical physicist, noted for his investigation of black holes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Penrose Scientific  
/ pĕnrōz′ /
  1. British mathematical astronomer and physicist who worked with Stephen Hawking to explain the physics of black hole formation. He is also known for his theories on artificial intelligence.


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The Return to Nature home, in the town of Penrose, Colorado, had given fake ashes to grieving relatives instead of their loved-ones' remains.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

The couple, Jon and Carie Hallford, who owned Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs and Penrose, Colo., face 15 federal fraud charges, according to an indictment filed in U.S.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Ponce, Quinones, Manjarrez and Flores are also members of sibling soul group the Altons; when we spoke, the latter two were at Riverside’s Penrose Studios working on a new record.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

They were being stored at room temperature in a neglected building in the small Rocky Mountain town of Penrose, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Roger Penrose and I showed that Einstein’s general theory of relativity implied that the universe must have a beginning and, possibly, an end.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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