Brian Cox (physicist)

Professor Brian Cox at the Royal Institution, London, 26th November 2009

Brian Edward Cox , OBE , FRS (born March 3, 1968 in Oldham , Lancashire , England ) is a physicist and professor at the University of Manchester . He is known for his work as a science journalist and host of science programs on the BBC . He also played keyboard with British bands Dare and D: Ream in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Studies and musical career

After Cox attended Hulme Grammar School in Oldham, he studied physics at Manchester University. During his studies, he joined the band D: Ream in 1993 , which had several hits in the UK charts , including the number one hit Things Can Only Get Better , which became the Labor Party's anthem in the 1997 general election . In 1995, Cox received his bachelor's degree with first class honors in physics from the University of Manchester, and in 1997 D: Ream disbanded.

academic career

In 1998, Cox received a PhD in High Energy Physics from Manchester University. His doctoral thesis builds on his work on the H1 experiment at the HERA particle accelerator at the DESY research facility in Hamburg.

He is a member of the particle physics group at the University of Manchester and works on the ATLAS experiment of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN near Geneva , Switzerland . He is also working on the international FP420 R&D project to further develop the ATLAS and CMS experiment. This project aims to install smaller detectors at a distance of 420 meters from the interaction points of the primary experiment.

Science journalism

Cox gained notoriety for his involvement in science programming on the BBC's radio and television programs, including In Einstein's Shadow , the BBC's Horizon ( Large Hadron Collider and the Big Bang , What On Earth Is Wrong With Gravity , Do You Know What Time It Is? And Can We Make a Star on Earth? ) And is currently conducting the five-part BBC series Wonders of the Solar System .

Cox was the science advisor for the science fiction film Sunshine . He regularly gives lectures on Large Hadron Colliders .

Awards

Cox received several awards for his efforts to bring science to the general public:

• 2002: Elected International Fellow of the Explorers Club
• 2006: Lord Kelvin Prize of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2006: Keynote speaker at the Australian Science Festival
• 2010: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to science
• 2012: Michael Faraday Prize of the Royal Society
• 2015: Naming of the asteroid (15783) Briancox
• 2016: Election to the Royal Society (FRS)

Private life

Cox is married to Gia Milinovich and has a son and stepson with her from a previous relationship with Milinovich.

Fonts (selection)

• With Andrew Cohen: Man and Universe - Our Place in Space and Time. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3440156315 .
• With Jeff Forshaw: What does the universe weigh? : a journey of knowledge from everyday life to the Big Bang. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3440158029 .
• With Jeff Forshaw: Why is E = mc²? : Einstein's famous formula clearly explained. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3440157732 .

Web links

Commons : Brian Cox  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Wikiquote: Brian Cox  - Quotes

• Brian Cox. In: Fellows Directory. The Royal Society 
• Personal website
• CERN Podcast with Brian Cox
• Brian Cox at TED
• Brian Cox's Page at Sue Rider Management

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brian Cox. In: UK Achiever 14 (7). British Council, 2007, archived from the original on 200812020 ; Retrieved September 6, 2008 . 
2. ↑ Things have only got better for Brian. In: Oldham Advertiser. April 11, 2007, archived from the original on September 15, 2008 ; Retrieved September 6, 2008 . 
3. ^ Courier Mail , "Rock star's new frontier," August 9, 2006.
4. ↑ everyHit.com, UK top 40 hit database (result of the search for D: Ream ), from September 6, 2008.
5. ↑ apolloschildren.com, Professor Brian Cox ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (with Postscript file), accessed September 6, 2008.  
6. ↑ FP420 R&D Project ( Memento from April 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ bbc.co.uk, In Einstein's shadow , January 2005, accessed September 6, 2008.
8. ↑ Sue Rider Management, Professor Brian Cox ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 6, 2008
9. ^ Professor Brian Cox, OBE. In: guardian.co.uk. January 26, 2011, accessed April 6, 2012 . 
10. ^ Making Britain the best place in the world to do science. Royal Society, February 13, 2013, accessed on February 12, 2018 (English, abstract and video of the lecture). 
11. ^ Brian Cox: 'Physics is better than rock'n'roll'. In: guardian.co.uk. March 24, 2011, accessed April 6, 2012 . 
12. ^ Putting the fizz into physics. In: guardian.co.uk. September 14, 2008, accessed April 6, 2012 .