Brian Cox

Birth Name:

Brian Edward Cox

Birth Place:

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Profession

Actor, Writer

Received the 2006 British Association's Lord Kelvin Award
Received the 2011 Royal Television Society Award for Best Presenter
Was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2010
Quote: "We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself․"
Is a former keyboardist for the pop dance band D:Ream
Was involved with the Large Hadron Collider ATLAS experiment at CERN
Has served as a reseach fellow and professor at the University of Manchester

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