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Philip Ball

British science writer

  • Audience6K
  • Fame64.8
  • Momentum7.0
  • Wikipedia1.5K
6K youtube followers
Born 1962 · age 64United Kingdom
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  • Wikipedia
    14 languages
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  • Age
    64
    Born 1962
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-23

Philip Ball is a British science writer. For over twenty years he has been an editor of the journal Nature, for which he continues to write regularly.

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64.8
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Momentum7.0
Historical12.7
Now attention31.3
Source confidence75.0
Completeness70.0
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