John Maddox

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Sir John Maddox (born November 27, 1925 in Penllergaer , South Wales , † April 12, 2009 ) was a British chemist and science journalist and long-time editor of the journal Nature .

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Maddox studied chemistry and physics at Christ Church College, Oxford and King's College London . From 1949 to 1955 he taught theoretical physics at the University of Manchester . Until 1964 he held the position of science correspondent at The Guardian . From 1964 to 1966 he was the coordinator of the “Nuffield Science Teaching Project” before taking on the post of editor of the journal Nature . He held this position from 1966 to 1973 and again from 1980 to 1995. In between he was director of the Nuffield Foundation from 1975 to 1979 .

In 1990 he examined together with James Randi and Walter Stewart (from the National Institutes of Health ) the homeopathic research of Jacques Benveniste and showed serious errors in his experiments.

Maddox was beaten to a Knight Bachelor degree in 1995 and received an Honorary Research Fellowship from the Royal Society in 2000 . In 1996 he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He was a supporter of the British Humanist Association until his death . Maddox was also a member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal .

Maddox was married to Brenda Maddox. The marriage resulted in the daughter Bronwen Maddox and the son Bruno Maddox.

The John Maddox Prize is named after Maddox .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Times Online : Sir John Maddox: Editor of Nature , April 14, 2009 (obituary)
  2. ↑ J. Maddox, J. Randi, WW Stewart: "High-dilution" experiments a delusion (for example: "High-dilution" experiments (are) an illusion). In: Nature. Volume 334, pp. 287-291. PMID 2455869
  3. ↑ Homeopathy Part 1
  4. ^ The John Maddox Prize. Sense About Science, accessed January 2, 2016 .

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SURNAME Maddox, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British chemist and science journalist
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Penllergaer , South Wales
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2009