Frank Close
Autore di Nothing: A Very Short Introduction
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Frank Close is an eminent research theoretical physicist in nuclear and particle physics. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College, and he was formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. He served as mostra altro Chair of the UK Space Exploration Working Group 2007 which culminated with Tim Peake's launch to the ISS. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his "outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics." In 2013, Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science. mostra meno
Opere di Frank Close
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1945-07-24
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Istruzione
- University of St Andrews (BSc - Physics)
University of Oxford (Magdalen College) - Attività lavorative
- physicist
- Organizzazioni
- British Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president)
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (head of Theoretical Physics Division)
CERN (head of Communications and Public Education)
Oxford University (professor of Physics)
Exeter University (fellow) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Institute of Physics' Kelvin Medal (1996)
Order of the British Empire ( [2000])
Sygenta Prize (2007)
Michael Faraday Prize (2013)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 28
- Utenti
- 2,153
- Popolarità
- #11,942
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 37
- ISBN
- 130
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 2