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|birth= [[2220|January 20, 2220]]
|birth= [[2220|January 20, 2220]]
|death= [[2317|November 10, 2317]](aged 97)
|death= [[2317|November 10, 2317]] (aged 97)
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|notable=Co-Creator of the [[Human]] [[Slipspace]] Drive
|notable=Co-creator of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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{{Quote|The [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] became a reality in April 2291 due entirely to vision, perseverance, and dedication of these two pioneers in quantum engineering and applied theoretical physics. They have opened a path to the stars for all of us.|Memorial plaque on [[Quito Space Tether]].}}
{{Quote|The [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] became a reality in April 2291 due entirely to vision, perseverance, and dedication of these two pioneers in quantum engineering and applied theoretical physics. They have opened a path to the stars for all of us.|Memorial plaque on [[Quito Space Tether]].}}


'''Doctor Tobias Fleming Shaw'''<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13824 Bungie Weekly Update ''05.23.08'']</ref> '''ScD, QeD, FRS''', along with [[Wallace Fujikawa|Doctor Wallace Fujikawa]], was the co-creator of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]], a device that allowed [[human]]ity to reach locations beyond the [[Sol System|solar system]] through manipulation of [[Slipstream Space]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
'''Doctor Tobias Fleming Shaw'''<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13824 Bungie Weekly Update ''05.23.08'']</ref> '''ScD, QeD, FRS''', along with [[Wallace Fujikawa|Doctor Wallace Fujikawa]], was the co-creator of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]], a device that allowed [[human]]ity to reach locations beyond the [[Sol system|Solar System]] through manipulation of [[Slipstream space]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 24''</ref>


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


He was likely from the United Kingdom as he held the title of [[wikipedia:Fellow of the Royal Society#Fellowship|Fellow of the Royal Society]], a distinction awarded to British and Irish scientists.<ref>[[Shaw's commemorative plaque]]</ref>
He was likely from the United Kingdom as he held the title of [[wikipedia:Fellow of the Royal Society#Fellowship|Fellow of the Royal Society]], a distinction awarded to British and Irish scientists.<ref>[[Shaw's commemorative plaque]]</ref>
==Trivia==
*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.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=14284 Bungie.net: The Next Halo Novel: The Cole Protocol] (2008 June 16)</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==List of Appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Orbital]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Human Civilians]]
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