Listen "Fay Dowker"
Episode Synopsis
Professor Fay Dowker is a theoretical physicist fascinated by space and time. She was obsessed with maths from a young age and went on to study at Cambridge University. There Professor Stephen Hawking became her mentor and a very close friend. She is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London where she researches “quantum gravity” – how the force of gravity works on the universe's tiniest particles. Fay's musical choices include John Coltrane, Shostakovich, Bach and Handel.
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