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Paul Davies
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| Born | April 22, 1946 London, England |
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| Residence |  UK,  Australia,  USA |
| Nationality | Dual British- Australian |
| Field | Physicist and Natural Philosopher |
| Institution | Arizona State University University of Cambridge University of Adelaide Macquarie University University of Newcastle |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Academic advisor | Michael J. Seaton Sigurd Zienau |
| Notable students | Nicholas D. Birrell William R. Walker Andrew L. Matacz Don Koks Kerry Hinton Edmund J. Copeland |
| Known for | Cosmology Quantum field theory Astrobiology |
| Notable prizes | Kelvin Medal (2001) Faraday Prize (2002) Templeton Prize (1995) |
| Religion | Undecided, though believes in a creative principle behind the universe.[citation needed] |
Paul Charles William Davies (born April 22, 1946) is a British-born, physicist, writer and broadcaster, who holds the position of College Professor at Arizona State University. He has held previous academic appointments at the University of Cambridge, University of 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. He has proposed that a one-way trip to Mars could be a viable option.
In 2005, he took up the chair of the SETI: Post-Detection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the International Academy of Astronautics.
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Paul Davies' papers listed on Spires (also as Davies P)
He is the author of over twenty books, including The Mind of God, Other Worlds, God and the New Physics, The Edge of Infinity, The Runaway Universe, The Cosmic Blueprint, Are We Alone? The Fifth Miracle, The Last Three Minutes, Superforce, The Accidental Universe, About Time, How to Build a Time Machine, The Goldilocks Enigma and Dropping the Chase: The Enigmas of the Goddess.
He was also heavily referenced in the novel Naive. Super by Norwegian writer Erlend Loe (translated by Tor Ketil Solberg), published in 1996.
Davies’ talent as a communicator of science has been recognized in Australia by an Advance Australia Award and two Eureka Prizes, and in the UK by the 2001 Kelvin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics, and the 2002 Faraday Prize by The Royal Society. For his contributions to the deeper implications of science, Davies received the Templeton Prize in 1995.
He has an Erdős Number of four.[citation needed]