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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-05-18 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004694b.htm person Davies Paul Charles William FIP FAIP AACR2 22 April 1946 Place of Birth London, United Kingdom Theoretical physicist Cosmologist Paul Charles W. Davies is Adjunct Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University; Visiting Professor of Physics at Imperial College London; and Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland. Previously he worked at the universities of London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Adelaide. Throughout his career, Davies has researched the origin of the universe and life including the properties of black holes and the nature of time and quantum field theory. Apart from being a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and astrobiologist, he is also a widely published author, national broadcaster and sort after lecturer: Davies has lectured widely internationally and has (co-) written over 400 research articles and at least twenty-seven books. He has also been a long time columnist for many newspapers and magazines including Nature and The Economist. Davies has written and presented numerous television and radio shows, including two series of science documentaries for the BBC. He is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Physics (FIP), Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP), World Economic Forum, Royal Literary Society, Indian Astronomical Society (Honorary) and of the Singapore Institute of Physics (Honorary) and a recipient of many awards, only a few of which are listed here. 1967 1967 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University College, London 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College 1970 1972 Career position - Research Fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK 1972 1980 Career position - Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at King's College, University of London, UK 1980 1990 Career position - Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 1980 1990 Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1989 1989 Award - Glaxo Science Writers Fellowship for BBC Science documentary series 1990 1993 Career position - Deputy Head of the School of Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1990 1993 Career position - Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Adelaide 1991 1991 Award - University of New South Wales Press Eureka Prize received 1992 1992 Award - Asteroid 1992 OG renamed (6870) Pauldavies 1992 1992 Award - ABC Eureka Prize received 1993 1997 Career position - Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Adelaide 1995 1995 Award - Templeton Prize, John Templeton Foundation 1998 Career position - Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Queensland 1998 Career position - Visiting Professor of Physics at the Imperial College, London 2000 2000 Career position - The genesis Factor aired on BBC Radio 4 2001 Career position - Adjunct Professor of Natural Philosophy, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University, New South Wales 2001 2001 Award - Kelvin Medal, UK Institute of Physics 2002 2002 Award - Michael Faraday Prize, Royal Society 2003 2003 Award - American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award 2003 2003 Award - Harley Wood Lecturer, Astronomical Society of Australia 2004 2004 Award - Trotter Prize, Texas A & M University, USA 2006 2006 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, Macquarie University The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Natural Philosophy 1993 - 1997

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 2003

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 Davies, P C W (1946-)

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