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John David Barrow FRS (born November 29 , 1952 , London ) is an English Cosmologist , theoretical Physicist , and Mathematician . He is currently Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University Of Cambridge . He is also a popular science writer and Playwright . Barrow obtained his first degree in Mathematics from the University Of Durham in 1974 . In 1977, he completed his doctorate in Astrophysics at the University Of Oxford under Dennis William Sciama . He did two postdoctoral years in Astronomy at the University Of California At Berkeley . In 1981 he joined the University Of Sussex , rising to the rank of Professor. In 1999, he became Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University . He is also the Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project , and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College , London. Barrow's writings, especially his ''The Anthropic Cosmological Principle '' (with Frank J. Tipler ), reveal a knowledge and curiosity about the History Of Ideas and about Philosophical issues posed by Cosmology , that is unusual for a physicist. Along with over 300 articles in scholarly journals, Barrow has published 16 books for lay people, beginning with his 1983 ''The Left Hand of Creation''. He has lectured at 10 Downing Street , Windsor Castle , the Vatican , and on various occasions to the lay public. In 2002, his play ''Infinities'' premiered in Milan , played in Valencia , and won the Premi Ubu 2002 Italian Theatre Prize . He was awarded the 2006 Templeton Prize for "Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities." BOOKS In English: # ''Between Inner Space and Outer Space: Essays on the Science, Art, and Philosophy of the Origin of the Universe'' # ''Impossibility: Limits of Science and the Science of Limits. ISBN 0099772116'' # ''Material Content of the Universe'' # ''Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being'' # ''Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology and Complexity'' # ''The Anthropic Cosmological Principle '' (with Frank J. Tipler ). Oxford Uni. Press. ISBN 0192821474 # ''The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativity'' # ''The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe'' # ''The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless'' # ''The Left Hand of Creation: The Origin and Evolution of the Expanding Universe'' # ''The Origin of the Universe: To the Edge of Space and Time'' # ''The Universe That Discovered Itself'' # ''The World Within the World'' # ''Theories of Everything: The Quest for Ultimate Explanation'' # ''The Constants of Nature: The Numbers that Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe'' In other languages: # ''L'Homme et le Cosmos'' (in French) # ''Perche il Mondo e Matematico?'' (in Italian) SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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