Paul Charles William Davies was born on 22 April 1946 and is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science.
14 Facts About Paul Davies
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Paul Davies is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies in Chapman University in California.
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Paul Davies previously held academic appointments in the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University.
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Paul Davies attended Woodhouse Grammar School and studied physics at University College London, gaining a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honours in 1967.
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Paul Davies carried out postdoctoral research under Fred Hoyle in the University of Cambridge.
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Paul Davies has had a longstanding association with the problem of time's arrow, and has identified the mystery of 'dark energy' as one of the most important issues facing fundamental science.
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Paul Davies is a propagator of scientific research and technology development in order to prevent future comet impacts threatening the development or existence of humankind.
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Paul Davies proposed that a one-way trip to Mars could be a viable option in the future.
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Paul 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".
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Paul Davies is an outreach investigator at Arizona State University's Center for Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology.
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Paul Davies has been criticized for promoting a hypothesis that cancer is an evolutionary atavism or throwback to single-celled life, a claim that has been described as biologically unfounded.
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Paul Davies was made a member of the Order of Australia in the 2007 Queen's birthday honours list.
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Paul Davies made a documentary series for BBC Radio 3, and two Australian television series, The Big Questions and More Big Questions.
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Paul Davies has been guest on numerous radio and television programmes including the children's podcast programme Ask A Biologist.