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Polymath World # Episode 13 - Lord Martin Rees
ASTROPHYSICS AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
Lord Martin Rees is one of the most accomplished scientists of the 20th and 21st century. With over 500 research publications and a large number of popular books on science, he has made immense and significant impact on the fields of high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, galaxy formation, the origins of the cosmic microwave background, and in popular science communication.
Lord Rees is the 15th Astronomer Royal, following on from giants such as Halley and Dyson, and sits in the House of Lords. He is part of the golden generation of astrophysicists from…
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