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Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS, HonFREng, FMedSci, FRAS, HonFInstP (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, appointed in 1995, and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 2004 to 2012 and President of the Royal Society between 2005 and 2010.
Martin Rees is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and also Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and at Leicester University.
May 2, 2024 · Martin Rees, English cosmologist and astrophysicist who was a main expositor of the big-bang theory of the origins of the universe. In Our Final Century (2003; also called Our Final Hour), he argued that humankind had only a 50 percent chance of surviving until the year 2100.
Apr 6, 2023 · Astronomy. As a leading cosmologist and astrophysicist, Martin’s contributions have led to significant advances in domains ranging from galaxy formation to cosmic jets, black holes, gamma ray bursts as well as speculative aspects of cosmology - in particular, whether we live in a multiverse - and the prospect of detecting extraterrestrial life.
Aug 18, 2019 · Sun 18 Aug 2019 04.00 EDT. Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist who has been the astronomer royal since 1995. He is also a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk,...
Oct 20, 2023 · Born on June 23, 1942, in York, England, Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and cosmologist who has spent his life delving into the mysteries of the universe. The Astronomer Royal, former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and former president of the Royal Society, Rees is one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists.
Jan 5, 2024 · By Martin Rees. 5 January 2024. Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, British cosmologist and astrophysicist. DAVID LEVENSON/Getty Images. IN OUR everyday lives, time is a precious...
