Tobias Fleming Shaw

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Tobias Fleming Shaw Biographical information Date of birth January 20, 2220 Date of death November 10, 2317, (aged 97) Physical description Gender Male Chronological and political information Era(s) Post-Interplanetary War Notable Facts Co-Creator of the Human Slipspace Drive Affiliation United Nations Space Command
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Dr. Tobias Fleming Shaw^[1] ScD, QeD, FRS, along with Dr. Wallace Fujikawa, was the co-creator of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291, the first device that allowed humanity to reach space locations beyond their solar system^[2].

He held the title "Doctor of Science" and was renowned for his work in the field of quantum electrodynamics.

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• He was also likely from Great Britain or Ireland as he held the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, a distinction awarded to British and Irish scientists.
• Shaw's first name Tobias may be a reference to Tobias S. Buckell, who was hired to write Halo: The Cole Protocol around the time the name was revealed.^[3].

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Plaque commemorating Shaw on the Quito Space Tether.

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1. ↑ Bungie Weekly Update for May 23rd, 2008
2. ↑ Halo: Contact Harvest
3. ↑ Bungie.net: The Next Halo Novel: The Cole Protocol (2008 June 16)