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John Polkinghorne (October 16th, 1930 - March 9th, 2021)

  • Birth

    Birth
    John Charlton Polkinghorne was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset England on October 16th, 1930 one month after his sister died. His brother later died in World War II.
  • The Analytic S-Matrix

    The Analytic S-Matrix
    A collaborative mathematical theoretical model to explain the missing pieces in the quantum field theory with the S-Matrix. This theory was later dropped for quantum chromodynamics which better explained the missing parts of quantum field theory.
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    Theoretical Elementary Particle Physicist and Professor of Mathematics

    Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge
  • Models of High Energy Processes

    Models of High Energy Processes
    Polkinghorne wrote about the different models of particle physics which also included the use of the elements in the Reggae Theory. The work was focused toward graduate students.
  • The Way the World Is: The Christian Perspective of a Scientist

    John works through the models of the origins of the universe to current human life; however, he later challenges the human experience is greater than scientific concepts.
  • The Quantum World

    The Quantum World
    John wrote about the challenges and debates in quantum theory as it relates to atomic particles to the uneducated reader. [Why is the quantum so mysterious?](https://youtu.be/35Tp8UqdaEU
  • Science and Religion in Quest of Truth

    Science and Religion in Quest of Truth
    Polkinghorne writes about the areas where science and religion meet including cause, cosmology, evolution, revelation, and divinity.
  • Death

    Death
    John Polkinghorne passed away in Cambridge, England on March 9th, 2021 for as yet unknown reasons.