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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
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
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
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
Polkinghorne writes about the areas where science and religion meet including cause, cosmology, evolution, revelation, and divinity. -
Death
John Polkinghorne passed away in Cambridge, England on March 9th, 2021 for as yet unknown reasons.