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Brian Cox

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Brian Edward Cox (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist and musician who is professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage and the Wonders of... series and for popular science books, including Why Does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Cox is the 756th most popular physicist (up from 776th in 2019), the 4,905th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,173rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Brian Cox ranks 756 out of 851. Before him are John Hopkinson, Balfour Stewart, Max Tegmark, Elda Emma Anderson, Mary K. Gaillard, and John Pendry. After him are Frank Benford, Paul Steinhardt, Jacques Friedel, Lene Hau, Charles Sheffield, and Bertrand Halperin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Brian Cox ranks 303. Before him are Rafael Alkorta, Miodrag Božović, Jane Krakowski, Akihiko Hoshide, Adam McKay, and Troy Kotsur. After him are John Connolly, Nadia Calviño, Ed O'Brien, David Bisconti, Thomas Strunz, and Tanja Ribič.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 4,906 out of 8,785. Before him are Mischa Barton (1986), Jamie Bell (1986), Lynn Fontanne (1887), James Wilson (1805), Ewen Bremner (1972), and Olivia Manning (1908). After him are Calvert Vaux (1824), Omid Djalili (1965), Simon Blackburn (1944), Edgeworth David (1858), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), and John Rupert Firth (1890).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom

Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 84. Before him are Francis Hauksbee (1660), Raymond Gosling (1926), Peter Mark Roget (1779), John Hopkinson (1849), Balfour Stewart (1828), and John Pendry (1943). After him are Charles Sheffield (1935), Ronald Drever (1931), Julian Barbour (1937), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Aitken (1839), and Alan Cottrell (1919).

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