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Paul Davies
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British physicist (1946-)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 22 Apr 1946
- Died
- ).
- Works
- 185
Top works
- Shalosh ha-daḳot ha-aḥaronot
- The Matter Myth
- The eerie silence
- Quantum aspects of life
- Superforce
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Film & TV
London, England
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Charles William Davies AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California. He has held previous academic appointments at…
Known for
- Alien Encounters — Self - Director, Beyond Center, Arizona State University2012
- The Privileged Planet — Self2004
- Dylan on Dylan — Passer-by2002
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- Lifespan
- b. 1946
- Nationality
- GB, AU, US, XX, IT
- Role / Field
- Physicists, College teachers, Authors, Vysokoskolsti ucitele, Spisovatele, Science
- Language
- eng, eng.
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 32 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Charles William Davies , ( 1946-04-22 ) 22 April 1946 (age 80) , London , United Kingdom
- Alma mater
- University College London
- Known for
- Fulling–Davies–Unruh effect , Bunch–Davies vacuum state , Davies-Fulling "moving mirror" model
- Awards
- Templeton Prize (1995) Kelvin Medal (2001) Faraday Prize (2002) Klumpke-Roberts Award (2011)
- Fields
- Physics
- Institutions
- Arizona State University University College London University of Cambridge King's College London University of Adelaide Macquarie University Newcastle University
- Thesis
- Contributions to Theoretical Physics: (i) Radiation Damping in the Optical Continuum; (ii) A Quantum Theory of Wheeler–Feynman Electrodynamics (1970)
- Doctoral advisors
- M. J. Seaton Sigurd Zienau
- Other academic advisors
- Fred Hoyle ( postdoctoral advisor)
- Notable students
- Sara Imari Walker , Edmund Copeland
- Website
- cosmos .asu .edu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Davies
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- cosmologist
- Educated at
- University of London
- Employer
- Arizona State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- astrobiology
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- astrobiology
- Official website
- cosmos.asu.edu
- Image
- Paul Davies 2016.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-04-22
- Erdős number
- 3
- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- birth name
- Paul Charles William Davies
- Commons category
- Paul Davies (physicist)
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- Paul Davies
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- name in native language
- Paul Davies
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Charles William Davies AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies in Chapman University in California. He previously held academic appointments in the University of Cambridge, University College London, King's College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University. His research interests are in the fields of cosmology, quantum field theory, and astrobiology.
In 2005, he took up the chair of the SETI: Post-Detection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the International Academy of Astronautics. Davies serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Davies was a co-author with Felisa Wolfe-Simon on the 2011 Science article "A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus". The article has been retracted.
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