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| + | '''Lawrence M. Krauss''' is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Prof of Astronomy, and Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics. |
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| − | ;From his website:'''Lawrence M. Krauss''' is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Prof of Astronomy, and Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics.<br/>Krauss received his PhD from MIT in 1982 and then joined the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. <br/>He was appointed to the faculty of physics and astronomy at Yale University in 1985, and then joined Case as Chair of Physics in 1993. <br/>The author of 7 popular books including international bestseller, [[The Physics of Star Trek]], and the award winning, [[Wikipedia:Atom|Atom]], and his newest book, [[Wikipedia:Hiding in the Mirror|Hiding in the Mirror]]: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions from Plato to String Theory and Beyond. <br/>Krauss is also a regular radio commentator and essayist for newspapers such as the New York Times, and appears regularly on television. <br/>Krauss is one of the few well known scientists today described by such magazines as [[Wikipedia:Scientific American|Scientific American]] as a public intellectual, and with activities including performing with the [[Wikipedia:Cleveland Orchestra|Cleveland Orchestra]], he has also crossed the chasm between science and popular culture. <br/>At the same time he is a highly regarded international leader in cosmology and astrophysics, and is the author of over 200 papers, winner of numerous international awards for his research accomplishments and his writing (he is, for example, the only physicist to have been awarded the highest awards of the [[Wikipedia:American Physical Society|American Physical Society]], the [[Wikipedia:American Association of Physics Teachers|American Association of Physics Teachers]], and the [[Wikipedia:American Institute of Physics|American Institute of Physics]]) and is a Fellow of the [[Wikipedia:American Physical Society|American Physical Society]], and the [[Wikipedia:American Association for the Advancement of Science|American Association for the Advancement of Science]]. He has been particularly active leading the effort by scientists to defend the teaching of science in public schools. <br/>His essay in the [[Wikipedia:New York Times|New York Times]] on Evolution and Intelligent Design in May 2005 helped spur the recent controversy that has involved the Catholic Church. |
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Lawrence M. Krauss is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Prof of Astronomy, and Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics.
He's the author of 7 popular books including international bestseller, The Physics of Star Trek, and the award winning, Atom, and his newest book, Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions from Plato to String Theory and Beyond.