https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_(surname)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose
There's enough other Penroses to choose from; sir Roger doesn't own the (sur)name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose
There's enough other Penroses to choose from; sir Roger doesn't own the (sur)name.
I doubt this would come to court. The main problem is the temerity of using the name of a living person in this way. But, they could have sought permission, in which case, all is well.
Mathematical Physics :)
As a British national, I always called that category of cleaning device "hoovers": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company
I'm sufficiently nerdy to think "Sphere" whenever the name Dyson comes up, but I'm sure that to most normal people even "Dyson sphere" will mean one of these rather than a K2 civilisation: https://www.dyson.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/uprights/ball-animal...