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Cyril Domb was born at 1920-12-09

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Cyril Domb was died at 2012-02-15

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Cyril Domb was died in Jerusalem, Israel

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Cyril Domb was born in London, UK

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Cyril Domb's nationalities is Israeli, British

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Cyril Domb's spouses is Shirley Galinsky

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Cyril Domb's religion is Judaism

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Cyril Domb's father is Yoel Domb

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Cyril Domb is famouse as Theoretical Physicist

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Cyril Domb was a Jewish physicist known for his works on reconciling science and religion

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Birthday	December 9, 1920
Died on	February 15, 2012
Nationality	Israeli, British
Famous	Scientists, Physicists, Theoretical Physicist
Spouses	Shirley Galinsky
Birth Place	London, UK
Born Country	United Kingdom
Religion	Judaism
Gender	Male
Father	Yoel Domb
Mother	Sarah
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	London, UK
Famous as	Theoretical Physicist
Died at Age	91

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Who is Cyril Domb?

Can religion and science ever be reconciled? This age-old question has had many a great mind baffled, but not Cyril Domb. The theoretical physicist best known for his works on phase transitions and critical phenomena of fluids was also an orthodox Jew deeply devoted to the religion of Judaism. As a young child he had been tutored in Jewish studies and thus religion became a major part of his life. A brilliant kid, he had always loved mathematics and was blessed with an excellent memory. He went to college on a scholarship and eventually became a professor of theoretical physics. He founded the British Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists as someone who was both a scientist and a highly religious Jew. Even though best known for his writings on Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, he was equally devoted in his efforts to prove to the world that science and religion need not be mutually exclusive of each other. Religion was never against science, and he wrote on a variety of topics reconciling the apparent differences between science and Judaism. He served as a professor for most of his life and was very much loved and respected by his students.

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Childhood & Early Life

He was born in North London into a Hasidic Jewish family. His father Yoel was from Warsaw while his mother Sarah was of Polish origin. At birth he was given the Hebrew name of Yechiel.

From a young age he was educated in classical Jewish studies and he also attended Torah classes in a synagogue. He was also deeply inspired by his grandparents who were very religious.

He attended Hackney Downs secondary school where he excelled in mathematics. His teacher F.J. Swann recognized his genius and helped him by providing advanced books in mathematics. It was his teacher who motivated him to try for a scholarship to Cambridge.

He was awarded a fellowship at Pembroke where he joined in October 1938. He graduated in 1941 with a degree in mathematics.

Career

After his graduation he joined the Admiralty Signal Establishment in Portsmouth as part of the research group on radar. Till then the radar systems could determine the approaching of enemy aircraft, but could not indicate their height. Domb and his group developed a method that could determine the height as well.

He decided to continue his studies and joined the mathematics department of Cambridge; by now theoretical physics was also part of the department. He immersed himself in research, starting with the statistics of particle counters.

During his time at Pembroke he became very interested in lattice dynamics and statistical mechanics. Fred Hoyle had become the supervisor of his PhD dissertation. Domb earned his PhD in 1949 with his doctoral thesis on "Order-Disorder Statistics".

He helped found the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists in the late 1940s. The Organization is devoted to integrate the scientific community with the framework of Orthodox Jewish tradition. It serves as a meeting ground for intellectual and religious people.

He became a university lecturer in mathematics at Cambridge University in 1952 and served there till 1954 when he left the position to join the King’s College, London, as a professor of theoretical physics in 1954. He remained there till 1981.

He published an article in London’s ‘Jewish Chronicle’ in 1961. After reading it, the Lubavitcher Rebbe started corresponding with him and encouraged him to clear the myth that religion and science are incompatible with each other.

Domb went on to publish several articles on science and religion along with the Rabbi Aryeh Carmell. A collection of these articles which reconciled scientific theories with Jewish beliefs were published in ‘Challenge: Torah views on science and its problems’ in 1976.

He was elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of London in 1977 in view of his contributions to the field of physics.

He started editing the series ‘Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena’ in 1972 with the statistical physicist Melville S. Green. After Green’s death Domb continued the work with Lebowitz, ultimately publishing 20 volumes.

He accepted a position as the professor of physics at Bar-Ilan University in 1981, serving there till 1989. During this time he was also a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Yeshiva University, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

During the 1980s he founded an academic journal, ‘Journal of Torah and Scholarship’ to which he also contributed several articles. He was very religious and spent much of his free time on Talmudic studies.

Major Works

Along with Melville S. Green and Joel Lebowitz, he edited the 20-volume series of ‘Phase transitions and critical phenomena’. This series is considered one of the most authoritative series on the topic.

Awards & Achievements

He was awarded the prestigious Max Born Prize by the German Physical Society and the British Institute of Physics in 1981 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to physics.

Personal Life & Legacy

He was married to Shirley Galinsky since 1957 and the couple had six children.

He lived a long life during which he contributed a lot to science and religion through his experiments, teachings and writings. He died of natural causes in 2012 at the age of 91.

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// 9th Dec 1920
He was born in North London into a Hasidic Jewish family. His father Yoel was from Warsaw while his mother Sarah was of Polish origin. At birth he was given the Hebrew name of Yechiel.
// Oct 1938 To 1941
He was awarded a fellowship at Pembroke where he joined in October 1938. He graduated in 1941 with a degree in mathematics.
// 1940
He helped found the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists in the late 1940s. The Organization is devoted to integrate the scientific community with the framework of Orthodox Jewish tradition. It serves as a meeting ground for intellectual and religious people.
// 1949
During his time at Pembroke he became very interested in lattice dynamics and statistical mechanics. Fred Hoyle had become the supervisor of his PhD dissertation. Domb earned his PhD in 1949 with his doctoral thesis on "Order-Disorder Statistics".
// 1952 To 1981
He became a university lecturer in mathematics at Cambridge University in 1952 and served there till 1954 when he left the position to join the King’s College, London, as a professor of theoretical physics in 1954. He remained there till 1981.
// 1957
He was married to Shirley Galinsky since 1957 and the couple had six children.
// 1961
He published an article in London’s ‘Jewish Chronicle’ in 1961. After reading it, the Lubavitcher Rebbe started corresponding with him and encouraged him to clear the myth that religion and science are incompatible with each other.
// 1972
He started editing the series ‘Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena’ in 1972 with the statistical physicist Melville S. Green. After Green’s death Domb continued the work with Lebowitz, ultimately publishing 20 volumes.
// 1976
Domb went on to publish several articles on science and religion along with the Rabbi Aryeh Carmell. A collection of these articles which reconciled scientific theories with Jewish beliefs were published in ‘Challenge: Torah views on science and its problems’ in 1976.
// 1977
He was elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of London in 1977 in view of his contributions to the field of physics.
// 1980
During the 1980s he founded an academic journal, ‘Journal of Torah and Scholarship’ to which he also contributed several articles. He was very religious and spent much of his free time on Talmudic studies.
// 1981 To 1989
He accepted a position as the professor of physics at Bar-Ilan University in 1981, serving there till 1989. During this time he was also a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Yeshiva University, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
// 15th Feb 2012
He lived a long life during which he contributed a lot to science and religion through his experiments, teachings and writings. He died of natural causes in 2012 at the age of 91.

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What is Cyril Domb birthday?
Cyril Domb was born at 1920-12-09
When was Cyril Domb died?
Cyril Domb was died at 2012-02-15
Where was Cyril Domb died?
Cyril Domb was died in Jerusalem, Israel
Which age was Cyril Domb died?
Cyril Domb was died at age 91
Where is Cyril Domb's birth place?
Cyril Domb was born in London, UK
What is Cyril Domb nationalities?
Cyril Domb's nationalities is Israeli, British
Who is Cyril Domb spouses?
Cyril Domb's spouses is Shirley Galinsky
What is Cyril Domb's religion?
Cyril Domb's religion is Judaism
Who is Cyril Domb's father?
Cyril Domb's father is Yoel Domb
Who is Cyril Domb's mother?
Cyril Domb's mother is Sarah
What is Cyril Domb's sun sign?
Cyril Domb is Sagittarius
How famous is Cyril Domb?
Cyril Domb is famouse as Theoretical Physicist