John Barrow

British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 67

John David Barrow was an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician. He served as Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College from 2008 to 2011. Barrow was also a writer of popular science and an amateur playwright.

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2020Died26 September 20202019Occhialini PrizeAward2016Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward2015IOP Dirac MedalAward2011Christopher Zeeman MedalAward2009Kelvin PrizeAward2008Michael Faraday PrizeAward2006Templeton PrizeAward1952Born29 November 1952

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