Paul (Charles William) Davies

Physicist and popularizer of science, born in London, UK. He studied at University College London, and became professor of theoretical physics at Newcastle (1980–90), then professor of mathematical physics at Adelaide, Australia (professor of natural philosophy, 1993). His numerous popular books on science, such as God and the New Physics (1983), Superforce (1995), and About Time (1995) reflect his research interests in cosmology, the origin of the universe, and quantum gravity. The connections between science and religion are explored in several works, notably The Mind of God (1992), and he received the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1995. He retired from Adelaide in 1997 to devote himself to writing and media work.

Paul Charles William Davies (born April 22, 1946) is a British-born, internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, who holds the position of Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University, Sydney.