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Bernard Carr

バーナード・カー　/　ばーなーど・かー

Physicist

January 1, 1949 (age 77)

physicist
university teacher
mathematician

My Take

Bernard Carr is the kind of figure I find quietly thrilling. His research lives at the wildest edges of physics: the early universe, dark matter, primordial black holes, and the anthropic principle. That last one fascinates me because it dares to ask why the cosmos is tuned the way it is at all. The 1984 Adams Prize confirms he is the real article, not a populariser. What I admire most is that he kept teaching, carrying these dizzying ideas to students rather than hoarding them. People who stare honestly into the universe's first moments have my deep respect.

Overview

Bernard J. Carr is a British professor of mathematics and astronomy at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). His research interests include the early universe, dark matter, general relativity, primordial black holes, and the anthropic principle.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bernard Carr
Name (Japanese): バーナード・カー
Reading: ばーなーど・かー
Born: January 1, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: physicist / university teacher / mathematician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Trinity College

Awards & achievements

1984 Adams Prize

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

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