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John Polkinghorne was born October 16, 1930, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. He was raised in a devout Church of England family which had a profound affect on his adult life.
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Mr. Polkinghorne created his mathmatical models to study the structure characteristics of particles. As he states "The basic presumption is: There must be certain structural characteristics in a particle like electron which make it obey postulates of modern theories. As it is ‘difficult’ to find structure of electron experimentally, we make a mathematical attempt." (1. Nitin Ramchandra Gadre) His models were recognized by being selected as a fellow of the Royal Society.
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Beginning in 1982, Fr. Polkinghorne, became as a priest in a South Bristol. In 1984, he became vicar of a parish in Blean. In 1986 was appointed fellow, dean, and chaplain of Trinity Hall. In 1989 he was appointed president of Queens’ College. He retired from ministry in 1996.
CONTRIBUTOR:Darrell J. Turner
TITLE: John Polkinghorne PUBLISHER: Encyclopædia Britannica DATE PUBLISHED:October 12, 2020 URL:https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Polkinghorne ACCESS DATE: December 03, 2020 -
From 1983 to 2007 Mr. Polkinghorne published a variety of books. He detailed the relationship between science and religion. His first book, "The Way the World Is", explained how a thinking person can be a Christian. His final book, "From Physicist to Priest", was an autobiography.
CONTRIBUTOR: Darrell J. Turner
TITLE: John Polkinghorne
PUBLISHER: Encyclopædia Britannica
DATE PUBLISHED
October 12, 2020
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In 1997, Sir Polkinghorne was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for distinguished service to science, religion, learning, and medical ethics.
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In this series Revd Dr John Polkinghorne KBE FRS, Professor John Hedley Brooke, Dr Richard Chartres discuss the role of science and religion on each other. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-boyle-lectures-science-and-religion-in-dialogue