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John Polkinghorne
Born October 16,1930 in Weston, England and from my readings he's still alive. -
John Polkinghorne
Early Life
He was educated at the local primary school in Street, Somerset. When he was 11 he went to Elmhurst Grammar School in Street, andvwhen his father was promoted to head postmaster in Ely in 1945, Polkinghorne was transferred to The Perse School, Cambridge. Following National Service in the Royal Army Educational Corps from 1948 to 1949, he read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1952 as Senior Wrangler, then earned his PhD in physics in 1955. -
John Polkinghorne
Polkinghorne, a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, master’s degree, and a doctorate in quantum field theory. He served as lecturer in mathematical physics at the University of Edinburgh. Later, he assumed the same position at Cambridge, and in 1968 became professor of mathematical physics. Polkinghorne earned a second doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics from Trinity College. -
John Polkinghorne
In 1986, Polkinghorne co-founded the Society of Ordained Scientists, and was founding president of the International Society for Science and Religion (2002-2004). He was also a member of the Science Research Council (1975), the Doctrine Commission of the Church of England (1989–95), and the Human Genetics Advisory Commission (1999–2002). He was the recipient of the 2002 Templeton Prize. -
