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Neil Geoffrey Turok
ニール・ジェフリー・トゥロック
Nīru Jefurī Turoku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-11-16 （Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa → United Kingdom → United States → Canada → Edinburgh
Career
- Occupations
- Physicist, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh, Princeton University, University of Cambridge, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Influenced By
- David Olive, Stephen Hawking, Paul Steinhardt
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill College, Cambridge | — | Physics | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Imperial College London | — | Physics | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | Physics | — | ポスドク | United States |
| Fermilab | — | Physics | — | — | United States |
Churchill College, Cambridge
Physics
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Imperial College London
Physics
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctoral advisor: David Olive
University of California, Santa Barbara
Physics
Period:
ポスドク
Country:
United States
Postdoctoral researcher
Fermilab
Physics
Country:
United States
Associate scientist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Maxwell Medal and Prize | — | — | Institute of Physics | Winner |
| 2008 | TED Prize | — | — | TED | Winner |
| 2012 | Lane Anderson Award | The Universe Within | — | — | Winner |
| — | Officer of the Order of Canada | — | — | — | Recipient |
Maxwell Medal and Prize
1992
Organization:
Institute of Physics
Result:
Winner
TED Prize
2008
Organization:
TED
Result:
Winner
Lane Anderson Award
2012
Work:
The Universe Within
Result:
Winner
Officer of the Order of Canada
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang
2007 Popular sciencePopular science book co-authored with Paul Steinhardt on cyclic universe model.
CosmologyCyclic universe
The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos
2012 Popular scienceBook based on Massey Lectures explaining from quantum to cosmos.
Quantum physicsCosmology
Bibliography
- Endless Universe
- The Universe Within
Legacy
Renowned South African physicist for contributions to cosmology and mathematical physics, former director of Perimeter Institute, founder of African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
Trivia
- Born to parents who were anti-apartheid activists.
- Founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS).