Paul Davies
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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, 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.
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Born | Paul Charles William Davies (1946-04-22) 22 April 1946 (age 78) London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University College London |
Known for | Fulling–Davies–Unruh effect Bunch–Davies vacuum state Moving Mirrors |
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Fields | Physics |
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Thesis | Contributions to Theoretical Physics: (i) Radiation Damping in the Optical Continuum; (ii) A Quantum Theory of Wheeler–Feynman Electrodynamics[citation needed] (1970) |
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Other academic advisors | Fred Hoyle (postdoctoral advisor) |
Notable students | Sara Imari Walker |
Website | cosmos |
In 1995, he was awarded the Templeton Prize.[2]
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).