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| + | Singh describes himself as 'an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics, the only two subjects I have the faintest clue about.' | ||
| + | <ref>Simon Singh [http://simonsingh.net/ Homepage], accessed 15 August 2013</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background and education== | ||
| + | According to his own account: | ||
| + | :My parents emigrated from the Punjab in India to Britain in 1950. I grew up in Wellington, Somerset, and then went to [[Imperial College London]], where I studied physics, before completing a PhD in particle physics at Cambridge University and at CERN, Geneva. <ref name="boring">Simon Singh [http://simonsingh.net/simon-singh/boring-biog/ Boring biography], accessed 15 august 2013</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | In 1990 Singh joined the [[BBC]]’s Science Department, 'where I was a producer and director in programmes such as ''[[Tomorrow’s World]]'' and ''[[Horizon]]''.' <ref name="boring"/> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[CASE]] | ||
| + | *[[Sense About Science]] | ||
| + | *[[Science Media Centre]] Board 2002-2012; Advisory committee 2012-present. | ||
| + | *[[Libel Reform Campaign]] (run by [[Index on Censorship]], [[English PEN]] and [[Sense About Science]]) | ||
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| + | ==Contact== | ||
| + | :Website: [http://simonsingh.net/ simonsingh.net] | ||
| + | :Twitter: [https://twitter.com/SLSingh @SLSingh] | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Science Media Centre|Singh, simon]][[Category:Science|Singh, simon]][[Category:Journalists|Singh, simon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:52, 8 April 2014
Simon Singh speaking at TAM London October 2009, 3 October 2009.
Source credit: Gaius Cornelius under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Source credit: Gaius Cornelius under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Singh describes himself as 'an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics, the only two subjects I have the faintest clue about.' [1]
Background and education
According to his own account:
- My parents emigrated from the Punjab in India to Britain in 1950. I grew up in Wellington, Somerset, and then went to Imperial College London, where I studied physics, before completing a PhD in particle physics at Cambridge University and at CERN, Geneva. [2]
Career
In 1990 Singh joined the BBC’s Science Department, 'where I was a producer and director in programmes such as Tomorrow’s World and Horizon.' [2]
Affiliations
- CASE
- Sense About Science
- Science Media Centre Board 2002-2012; Advisory committee 2012-present.
- Libel Reform Campaign (run by Index on Censorship, English PEN and Sense About Science)
Contact
- Website: simonsingh.net
- Twitter: @SLSingh
Notes
- ↑ Simon Singh Homepage, accessed 15 August 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Simon Singh Boring biography, accessed 15 august 2013
