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Our Place in the Universe
Science tells us that we occupy one small planet at the edge of a medium-sized galaxy in a universe that is vast, old, dark and cold. What are we doing here?
Led by John Barrow of Cambridge University and 2006 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Date: Friday Oct. 6, 2006
Time: 7 p.m.
New location: School of Business Auditorium, 1015 Floyd Ave.
“The universe has revealed itself … to be far bigger, more spectacular and more humbling than we ever imagined it to be.” With these words, one of the most renowned mathematicians and cosmologists of our time, John Barrow of Cambridge University, accepted the Templeton Prize in 2006 — and with it the largest monetary award in science. The Templeton Prize is awarded annually on the decision of judges from the world’s major religions of today. The choice of Barrow as the prizewinner in 2006 reflects the importance of astronomy and physics in describing and explaining the universe around us, and the laws by which it exists and operates. Barrow reflects on this principle in regards to religion and the search for meaning. Barrow has written numerous books on astronomy, physics, mathematics and science.
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Meet John Barrow
John D. Barrow is a noted cosmologist, theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is currently research professor of mathematical sciences at the University of Cambridge. He received the 2006 Templeton Prize for “Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities” for his “writings about the relationship between life and the universe, and the nature of human understanding [which] have created new perspectives on questions of ultimate concern to science and religion.” Along with the more than 400 articles he published in journals, Barrow has published 17 books for a general readership, beginning with his 1983 “The Left Hand of Creation.” He has lectured at 10 Downing Street, Windsor Castle, the Vatican and, on various occasions, to the general public.
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