Don Page (physicist)
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Don N. Page is a Canadian theoretical physicist
at the University of Alberta
, Canada
.
His work focuses on quantum cosmology
and black holes, and he is noted for being a doctoral student of the eminent Professor Stephen Hawking
, in addition to publishing several journal articles with him. He is an Evangelical Christian.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
His work focuses on quantum cosmology
Quantum cosmology
In theoretical physics, quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect of quantum mechanics on the formation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after the Big Bang...
and black holes, and he is noted for being a doctoral student of the eminent Professor Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
, in addition to publishing several journal articles with him. He is an Evangelical Christian.
External links
- Don Page's personal web site (archived) (originally at http://fermi.phys.ualberta.ca/~don/)