John D. Barrow (1952–2020)
Author of The Book of Nothing : Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
About the Author
John D. Barrow is a scientist who writes accessibly about astrophysics and cosmology for both the general reader and the expert. Born in 1952, in London, England, Barrow earned a B.S. degree with first-class honors from the University of Durham in 1974. Three years later he received his doctorate show more from Magdalen College, Oxford. He was a junior research lecturer in astrophysics at Oxford University from 1977 to 1980 and became a lecturer in astronomy at the University of Sussex in Brighton in 1981. With coauthor Joseph Silk, Barrow published The Left Hand of Creation: The Origin and Evolution of the Expanding Universe in 1983. The book, which explains particle physics and its application to the creation and evolution of the universe, quickly won praise for its lucid style. Barrow delved further into this topic in 1994 with The Origin of the Universe. In this work he explored such questions as the possibility of extra dimensions to space, the beginning of time, and how human existence is part and parcel of the origin and composition of the universe. Barrow's other books include Pi and the Sky; Theories of Everything; and The World Within the World. He has also contributed many articles to such professional journals as New Scientist, Scientific American, and Nature. (Bowker Author Biography) John D. Barrow is research professor of mathematical sciences at Cambridge University. His previous books include "Between Inner & Outer Space", "The Universe That Discovered Itself", & "The Origin of the Universe". He lives in England. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by John D. Barrow
The Book of Nothing : Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe (2000) 613 copies
The Constants of Nature: The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe (2002) 458 copies
Texas/ESO-CERN Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Fundamental Physics (1991) 4 copies
John D. Barrow 2 copies
The Physical Universe: The Interface Between Cosmology, Astrophysics and Particle Physics: Proceedings of the XII… (1991) 2 copies
The Structure of the Early Universe, Scientific American, April 1980, Vol. 242, No. 4, pp 118-128 1 copy
Gödel and Physics 1 copy
Costanti incostanti 1 copy
Associated Works
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — Contributor — 1,029 copies
Readings in Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy: Physics 361-01 Cosmology, Spring Semester 1995 (1995) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Barrow, John D.
- Legal name
- Barrow, John David
- Birthdate
- 1952-11-29
- Date of death
- 2020-09-26
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Cambridge, England, UK
- Cause of death
- cancer (colon)
- Education
- University of Durham (BSc|1974 - Mathematics)
Magdalen College, University of Oxford (D.Phil|1977 - Astrophysics)
University of California, Berkeley (postdoc) - Occupations
- cosmologist
theoretical physicist
mathematician
science writer
playwright - Relationships
- Sciama, D. W. (teacher)
- Organizations
- University of Cambridge
University of Sussex
Millennium Mathematics Project
Gresham College, London - Awards and honors
- Templeton Prize (2006)
Faraday Prize (2008)
Fellow, Royal Society (2003)
Fellow, Academia Europaea (2009)
IOP Dirac Medal (2015)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2016) (show all 11)
Italgas Prize (2003)
Kelvin Prize (2009)
Zeeman Medal (2011)
Giuseppe Occhialini Medal and Prize (2019)
Premi Ubu Italian Theatre Prize (2002)
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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