Lawrence Maxwell Krauss - a famous American physicist, a specialist in astrophysics and cosmology. The author of more than three hundred scientific publications and several popular books.
Biography
Lawrence was born in May 1954 on the twenty-seventh in the American city of New York. Soon after the birth of his son, the family moved to Canada, where he stayed in the city of Toronto. There the childhood of the future scientist passed. Already in school years, Lawrence had a craving for scientific creativity. After receiving a certificate, a novice physicist went to Ottawa, where he entered Carleton University. In 1977, he successfully completed higher education and received a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics. Five years later, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Massachusetts.
Social activity and career
In 1982, Krauss got a job at Harvard, but three years later he received an offer from Yale and moved there. In 1993, he moved again, now to Cleveland, where he was appointed professor of physics and astronomy, he also took the post of head of the Department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University. He led the University of Lawrence until 2005, and during this time he managed to achieve great success. According to a 2005 study, a faculty headed by Krauss was ranked among the top 20 US faculties. One of the key features of the scientist's course was the introduction of innovative master's programs in physical entrepreneurship. In 2008, Krauss led the Department of Space and Earth Research at the University of Arizona.
For a long time, Lawrence took an active part in discussions on the problems of the interaction of the scientific environment and society. He made a huge contribution to the education of society, bringing to him all the achievements of science. He also ensured that teachers had the opportunity to teach the theory of evolution in the country's secondary schools. To do this, he published a voluminous essay on this subject in the American newspaper The New York Times, and then addressed the Pope. After that, the role of the Catholic Church in the evolution of mankind was reassessed in the Catholic Church.
In the mid-2000s, Krauss set up an organization in Ohio that sought science advocates for the state school development commission. As a result of the work done, everyone the organization found thanks to the personal support of Krauss won the election and became members of the commission.
