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Brian Edward Cox is a British physicist, university teacher, musician, and television presenter. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, in 1968, he holds United Kingdom citizenship. He works at the University of Manchester and was educated at both the University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. His professional fields include particle physics, physics, and electronic keyboard performance.
Cox is a member of the Royal Society and has received several awards, including the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Kelvin Prize, and the Michael Faraday Prize. He is known for his notable work *Wonders of the Solar System*. He resides in Battersea and has four children. Cox identifies as an atheist and speaks English as his native language.
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Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Brian Edward Cox, OBE, is a British particle physicist, a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a professor at the University of Manchester. He is a member of the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. He is working on the R&D project of the FP420 experiment in an…
Known for
- 100 Questions with Tom Simons — Self2026
- A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox — Self - Presenter2024
- Curious People: An Incomplete History of Nine Lessons & Compendium2024
- Cunk on Life — Self2024
- Solar System — Self - Presenter2024
- Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars2022
- Life's Big Questions — Self2022
- Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time — Self - Presenter2021
- Universe — Self - Presenter2021
- Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up — Self - Guest2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1968-03-03 ) 3 March 1968 (age 58) , Oldham , England
- Education
- University of Manchester ( BSc , PhD )
- Occupations
- Physicist, musician
- Known for
- Why Does E=mc ? The Quantum Universe Wonders of Life Wonders of the Universe Wonders of the Solar System The Planets Human Universe Stargazing Live
- Spouse
- Gia Milinovich ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
- Awards
- Kelvin Prize (2010) Michael Faraday Prize (2012) University Research Fellow (2005)
- Fields
- Particle physics
- Institutions
- University of Manchester CERN DESY
- Thesis
- Double diffraction dissociation at large momentum transfer (1998)
- Doctoral advisor
- Robin Marshall
- Doctoral students
- Tamsin Edwards
- Instrument
- Keyboards
- Formerly of
- Dare , D Ream
- Website
- apolloschildren .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Cox
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oldham
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Employer
- University of Manchester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Notable work
- Wonders of the Solar System
- Doctoral student
- Tamsin Edwards
- Field of work
- electronic keyboard
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Official website
- briancoxlive.co.uk
- Image
- Professor Brian Cox OBE FRS.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Battersea
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Article · 中文
布萊恩·考克斯，CBE，FRS（英語：Brian Cox，1968年3月3日－），英国物理学家， 他在曼彻斯特大学的担任粒子物理学教授。 他因为主持过一系列科学类电视节目而为大众熟知，特别是他主持过的奇迹系列节目（Wonders of…系列）。 他还著有大众科普书籍，例如《为什么E=mc²?相对论普及读本》 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）以及，他编写或参与编写了超过950本科学出版物。 考克斯被大卫•阿滕伯勒和帕特里克•穆尔称作英国广播公司（BBC）科学类节目主持人的最佳继承者。 在开始他学术职业生涯之前，考克斯曾在D:Ream乐队和担任键盘手。他作为英国广播公司的主持人所获得的年收入约为£250,000 - £299,999。
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