# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-davies
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:18:50.630Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-davies"
name: "Paul Davies"
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description: "Paul Charles William Davies 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, King's 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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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump