John Maddox
Welsh chemist, physicist, journalist and editor (1925ā2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the scientist and writer. For other people, see John Maddox (disambiguation).
Sir John Royden Maddox, FRS[1] (27 November 1925 ā 12 April 2009)[2][3] was a Welsh theoretical chemist, physicist, and science writer. He was an editor of Nature for 22 years,[4] from 1966 to 1973 and 1980 to 1995.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Born | John Royden Maddox (1925-11-27)27 November 1925 Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales, UK |
Died | 12 April 2009(2009-04-12) (aged 83) |
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Spouse | Brenda Maddox |
Children | 6, including Bronwen Maddox and Bruno Maddox |
Awards | FRS (2000) |
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Academic advisors | Charles Coulson |
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