Prof Francis Allotey: The Ghanaian scientist who made history in mathematical physics

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  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 1 month ago

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  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 1 month ago

    What took Ghana this long to have a Dr of Maths. Education at High schools started back in the 1800s. Hmm Ghanaians generally poor at Maths.

  • Ss 1 month ago

    Imbec

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  • Truth 1 month ago

    what impact did his knowledge in Mathematics and science have on Ghana? somebody should educate me

  • Ss 1 month ago

    Food question-The impact is very little. We still live in poverty corruption filth poor mindset bad roads lack of amenities you name it. Alloteys achievement is good but good for himself not Ghana pe se.

  • Wow 1 month ago

    Well , he had a lot of impact not just in Ghana but across the globe.
    Prof Allotey was a role model to an innumerable number of Ghanaians inspiring and directing them on what to do in their professional careers. Many of thes ...
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  • Name 1 month ago

    FYI: the impact of his knowledge in Maths & Science has been very great: he lectured many of the Engineers of UST now KNUST (of all fields : Civil, Electrical, Mechanical,...). Remember that during the first 2 years, all Engi ...
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  • SIGMA, LONDON 1 month ago

    Prof Allotey was also the first to establish Computer Science Department within Faculty of Science at KNUST in the 1970s when I was there. I knew him to be a very simple man without arrogance. I am told once a white participa ...
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  • Peter 1 month ago

    Allotey set up the computer Science programm in Tech when computer science was just past its formative years as a degree programe in some universities in the developed world.You don't blame our scientist for our problems. It ...
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  • AB 1 month ago

    What kind of question is this?

    Globally recognized with a what what is referred to as Allotey Formalism and also Allotey’s Constant. He also thought and produced several students from KNUST who contributed and continue ...
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  • Nkrumah the unrepentant communist 1 month ago

    @ Truth answer your stupid question yourself.

  • Not enough thinkers 1 month ago

    Well,we know he taught fellow Ghanaians but I guess what Truth wants to know is whether he was involved in any major projects in Ghana and I suspect the Atomic project would have been perfect for his background. I think he w ...
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  • Ss 1 month ago

    Nkrumah the greatest African of all time. Haters can burn greatest sea

  • TRUTH 1 month ago

    Just one Russian or Chinese communist Labourer is more intelligent than a Ghanaian NPP Democrat president and millions NPP supporters put together . You will forever remain primitive so long as you are not ready to learn f ...
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  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 1 month ago

    KWAME NKRUMAH INTL AIRPORT: Adom Otchere makes a valid point but you see 2 wrongs don't make a right..if kotoka and the nlc took bribes from Cia to overthrow Nkrumah..is that also good? No..Ibrahim traore of Burkina didn't ta ...
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  • Musa 1 month ago

    I think his name deserves to be a unit measure in physics like Faraday, Ohms etc

  • Darius99 1 month ago

    Didn’t you know there’s the Allotey constant?
    He explained it to me when I was a kid.

  • OGyam 1 month ago

    Was this remarkable man taught at school in any of our so-called mother tongue...Fante, Dagomba, Akuapim ,Ewe, Ga ,Brong, Sefwi etc which is supposed to propel us from a third word to a first world as advocated by the " ...
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  • Please 1 month ago

    GAEC

    Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

  • Not enough Thinkers 1 month ago

    Akyeam occult mafioso uglier than ugly shorter than short and with a slimy okro dick whose uncle jb danqua spied for cia took the enriched uranium the brilliance of Prof produced and gave it away. That ugly guy should be sho ...
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  • Kwame Peter 1 month ago

    OGyam,the imbecility and incompetent is the reason we are where we are,mother tongue for what,is it priority? Ghana is surrounded by French speaking countries,our school pupils speaking French in addition to English after ba ...
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  • OGyam 1 month ago

    @Kwame, what sort of English don 't you understand? My point was very simple: Dr Allotey achieved all that yet he was not taught in Twi, Ga, Ewe or Dagomba. He was taught in the English Language from primary to universiety.Ye ...
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  • Terence Nkrabea 1 month ago

    ONE OF GHANA'S BEST BRAINS UNDOUBTTEDLY . BRAVO , WELL DONE . BEST COMPLIMENTS TO THE MASSIVE CONRIBUTION YOU MADE TO MATHEMATICS , PHYSICS AND THE FIELD OF SCIENCE IN GENERAL WORLDWIDE . WE SALUTE YOU SIR . THOUGH GONE , ...
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  • Former student 1 month ago

    Allotey Effect not formality!

  • Naa atswei Mensah 1 month ago

    May his academic soul rest in perfect peace.
    Ghana is proud of you.

  • Kwesi Busumbru 1 month ago

    Thank you Professor Allotey for your service.
    Rest well prof.

  • Matete 1 month ago

    GHANA MUST CELEBRATE SUCH LEARNED PATRIOTS
    HE WAS SUCH HUMBLE PERSON

  • Nana 1 month ago

    WHAT WAS YOUR FATHER DOING WHEN HE WAS MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. AT LEAST HE HAS DONE SOMETHING WHAT ABOUT YOUR UNCLE AND YOUR MOTHER. WHEN HE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL YOUR FOOLISH FATHER WAS IN THE VILLAGE DRINKING.

  • Ethical Dilemma 1 month ago

    Africans have brains O. It’s just our systems, environs, politics, misunderstood spirituality - our enemies of progress. Impoverished continent yet very rich in natural and unnatural resources. So painful our leader just ca ...
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  • Raphael Abeam US 1 month ago

    One of the greatest educated people Ghana has ever had. He is of great wisdom which can never be measured

  • Osman from Kenya 1 month ago

    This is a useless article. Focusing on spectacle rather than substance. Even if he was the 1st human to get a PhD in whatever, how has his studies truly transformed lives? ibni sinna (Avi Cenna), Newton & others helped change ...
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  • Kobina Boafo 1 month ago

    Obviously, the mindless ramblings of a pseudo intellectual.

  • Kasongo 1 month ago

    What a poor article. No mention of Allotey's Constant for which he was renowned?

  • Darius99 1 month ago

    I brought this up, but no one commented. I a glad you’ve mentioned it. Kudos to you, Kasongo.

  • Name 1 month ago

    So what is the value of this constant?


    I have heard of this constant many times, but what is it actual value of this constant and where is it applied: mechanics, electricity, heat ?

    FYI: I knew Prof Allotey too, but h ...
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  • YAA AFOAA 1 month ago

    What a brilliant mind to help humanity. Unlike the shameful murderers and tribalists on the other bank of River Volta who call coupists HEROS to name national monuments after.Naniama !

  • MY ANUS IS SMELLING 1 month ago

    AND WE ARE STILL WHERE WE ARE TODAY. NONSENSE.

  • Teda 1 month ago

    He is a founding member of the Africa Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) which operates five Centres of Excellence for postgraduate education and research in mathematical sciences, located in South Africa, Senegal, Gha ...
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  • Eben 1 month ago

    DR. nkrumah sent him to go and learn Physics and Math to come help with Ghana Atomic and neaclur project.

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