Abner Shimony, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abner Shimony

American physicist and philosopher of science

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-2015

Profession: physicist, philosopher, philosopher of science

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Abner Eliezer Shimony (; March 10, 1928 – August 8, 2015) was an American physicist and philosopher.
He specialized in quantum theory and philosophy of science.
As a physicist he concentrated on the interaction between relativity theory and quantum mechanics.
He has authored many works and research on complementarity in quantum entanglement as well as multiparticle quantum interferometry, both relating to quantum coherence.
He has authored research articles and books on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
He received the 1996 Lakatos Prize for his work in Philosophy of Science.