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Template:Ratings Template:Human Character Infobox 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.

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.^{[verification needed]}
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].

Plaque commemorating Shaw on the Quito Space Tether.
Full image of plaque.
Wallace Fujikawa and Tobias Fleming Shaw with their Nobel Prize for the discovery of Slipspace travel.

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 ==Trivia==
-*He was also likely from Great Britain or Ireland 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.
+*He was also likely from Great Britain or Ireland 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.{{Verify}}
 *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>.