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The Birth of John Polkinghorne
Born in England, UK -
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Military Service
National Service in the Royal Army Educational Corps -
Graduated college
Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1952 as Senior Wrangler -
PhD
PhD in physics in 1955, -
Ruth Martin
John Polkinghorne married Ruth Martin and by the end of the year had sailed from Liverpool to New York. -
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Professor
Professor of mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge -
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The Perse School
Chairman of the governors of The Perse School from 1972 to 1981. -
Priesthood
Became an ordained Anglican priest in 1982. -
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University President
He served as the president of Queens' College, Cambridge -
Published Book
The Quantum World (1989) -
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Gifford Lectures
He was selected to give the prestigious Gifford Lectures in 1993–1994, which he later published as The Faith of a Physicist. -
Kighted
He was knighted in 1997. In 1997 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), although as an ordained priest in the Church of England, he is not styled as "Sir John Polkinghorne" -
Sir John Polkinghorne - Science and Theology Clip: Season 1 | 6m 49s
https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-and-ethics-newsweekly-sir-john-polkinghorne-science-and-theology/ Sir John Polkinghorne on Science and Theology
Clip: Season 1 | 6m 49s A 1998 Perspective on one man's view of the continuing struggle between religion and science. Sir John Polkinghorne is both a world-class physicist and an Anglican priest who says science can explain only part of what's real. -
£1 million Templeton Prize
2002 received the £1 million Templeton Prize, awarded for exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension. -
Published Book
Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship (2005) -
Awarded an honorary doctorate by the Hong Kong Baptist University
In 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Hong Kong Baptist University as part of their 50-year celebrations. -
Published Book
Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion (2007) -
Published Book
Questions of Truth (2009)
