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Brian Cox (physicist)
English physicist and musician (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Edward Cox CBE FRS (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist and musician who is a professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester[2][3] and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science.[4] He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage and the Wonders of... series[5][6] and for popular science books, such as Why Does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe.
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Born | (1968-03-03) 3 March 1968 (age 56) |
Education | University of Manchester (BSc, PhD) |
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Children | 1 |
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Fields | Particle physics |
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Thesis | Double diffraction dissociation at large momentum transfer (1998) |
Doctoral advisor | Robin Marshall |
Doctoral students | Tamsin Edwards[1] |
Website | apolloschildren |
Cox has been described as the natural successor for the BBC's scientific programming by both David Attenborough[7] and Patrick Moore.[not verified in body] Before his academic career, Cox was a keyboard player for the British bands Dare and D:Ream.