Tobias Shaw

Doctor Tobias Fleming Shaw was a co-creator of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291, along with Doctor Wallace Fujikawa, the first device that allowed all of humanity to reach beyond their solar system.

Trivia

 * In a recent Bungie update, there is a hall of fame devoted to Wallace Fujikawa and Shaw on Moonbase Alpha, now called Orbital, making it plausible as it is a UNSC Research Facility.

With the release of the new Mythic Map Pack screenshots, you can clearly see the memorial to shaw http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Screenshots/DLDUSEKSLKJ/H3_MP_Orbital_ENV-06.jpg

Which reads:

Tobias Fleming Shaw, ScD, QeD, FRS January 30, 2220 - November 10 - 2317 The Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Became a reality in April 2291 due entirely to the vision, persistence and dedication of these two pioneers in quantum engineering and applied hypothetical physics