John Gribbin
John Gribbin | |
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Gribbin at Novacon in 2014 | |
| Born | John R. Gribbinth 19 March 1946 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Science writer and journalist |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex (BA, MSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Period | Last quarter of the 20th century, beginning of the 21st century |
| Genre | Science (origins of the universe, astronomy, cosmology); biography; fiction |
| Subject | Astronomy and astrophysics; popularising science and its history; climate change and global warming |
| Spouse | Mary Gribbin |
John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer and astrophysicist. His subjects include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change and cosmology. He is a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. Best known for In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, he has also written biographies of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Buddy Holly. Robert Macfarlane calls him "one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around."