Penrose

Penrose is a surname of English origin and also a place name. It may refer to notable individuals and concepts associated with them, as well as geographic locations.

Notable people bearing the name include Lionel Penrose, a British geneticist and physician, and Roger Penrose, a British mathematical physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate. The Penrose surname is often linked to contributions in genetics, mathematics, and theoretical physics.

In science and mathematics, several concepts bear the Penrose name. Penrose tiling is a non-periodic tiling discovered by Roger Penrose that exhibits aperiodic order. The Penrose stairs and the Penrose triangle are famous impossible objects illustrating paradoxical non-Euclidean geometry and optical illusion, developed in collaboration between Lionel Penrose and Roger Penrose.

Geographically, Penrose refers to Penrose, Colorado, a small town in Fremont County, United States.

Overall, the term Penrose encompasses a family name associated with significant work in science, as well as geometric concepts and a geographic location.