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Adam Hart-Davis

Born 4 July 1943 (1943-07-04) (age 64)
Henley-on-Thames, England
Residence Bristol, England
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom British
Fields Chemistry
Institutions Oxford University Press
University of Alberta
Alma mater Merton College, Oxford
University of York

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Personal life

He was born and raised in Henley-on-Thames, the youngest child of the publisher Sir Rupert Hart-Davis[1] (1907–1999) and his second wife Catherine Comfort Borden-Turner. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Sir Rupert Charles Hart-Davis ( 28 August 1907 – 8 December 1999) was a British Publisher, literary editor,
He attended Eton College before reading chemistry at Merton College, Oxford. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties See also Wardens of Merton College Oxford. Merton College is also the name of a college in the London Borough of Merton. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the He later took a DPhil in organometallic chemistry at the University of York before spending three years as a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Alberta in Canada. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Organometallic chemistry is the study of Chemical compounds containing bonds between Carbon and a Metal. The University of York is a Campus university in the city of York, England. The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Subsequently, he worked at the Oxford University Press, editing science texts and chess manuals. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players.
He was married (1965–1995) to Adrienne Alpin, with whom he had two sons and now lives with psychologist Dr. Susan Blackmore and her family in Bristol. Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition, Susan Jane Blackmore (born 29 July, 1951) is an English Freelance writer, Lecturer, and broadcaster on Psychology Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
His siblings are the journalist Duff Hart-Davis and Bridget, the dowager Lady Silsoe. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Peter Duff Hart-Davis (born 1936 generally known as Duff Hart-Davis, is a British Biographer, naturalist and Journalist, who writes David Malcolm Trustram Eve 2nd Baron Silsoe QC, ( 2 May, 1930 - 31 December 2005) who was known as David Silsoe, was a

He is a direct descendant of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan and is therefore fifth cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, second cousin once removed of the Conservative party leader David Cameron and first cousin once removed of the historian John Julius Norwich. William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until Dorothy Jordan ( November 21, 1761 – July 5, 1816) was a British actress, Courtesan and the mistress and famous For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's John Julius Cooper 2nd Viscount Norwich CVO (born 15 September 1929) is an English historian travel writer and television personality

Career in Broadcasting

His work in broadcasting began in 1977 when he joined Yorkshire Television (YTV) as a researcher, working on material for Magnus Pyke, David Bellamy, Miriam Stoppard and others. Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise Dr Magnus Alfred Pyke ( Paddington, London, England 29 December, 1908 &ndash 19 October, 1992) was a David J Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English Botanist, Author, broadcaster, and environmental Miriam Stoppard MD DSc FRCP DCL (née Stern and subsequently Miriam Moore-Robinson born 12 May 1937 is a British

In 1985 he was promoted to production work, producing Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World, the Fred Harris-fronted TV show Me & My Micro and the Johnny Ball-fronted Fun & Games, amongst other things. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and Fred Harris is a British Comedian and children's Television presenter. Johnny Ball (born May 23, 1938) is a British Television personality a great populariser of mathematics and the father of former He also devised and produced the school science show Scientific Eye.

In the early 1990s he moved in front of the camera to present two series for YTV: On The Edge and Local Heroes. Local Heroes is an award-winning science and history television programme in the United Kingdom, presented by Adam Hart-Davis. The latter programme involved him cycling around the Yorkshire region in his trademark fluorescent pink and yellow cycling clothes, seeking out places associated with the great innovators of science and technology. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The bicycles were his own: he is a keen cyclist, owning an early Burrows Windcheetah as well as a mountain bike fitted with an early front monoblade. Mike Burrows is a bicycle designer from Norwich, England, best known for the design of the time trial bike manufactured by Lotus for Chris Boardman This series was subsequently transferred to BBC2, where its scope became national, a different region being the subject of each episode. "Big Questions" [1], a five part Channel 4 science series for young people that he presented received a BAFTA nomination in 2002.

Since then, has essentially, become the face of the BBC's output on science and the history of science, but at the same time is heavily critical of the standard of science output on British television (including, to a certain extent, his own programmes), which he sees as dumbed down.

A new television series for the BBC called 'The Cosmos - A Beginner's Guide was broadcast on Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 at 1930 BST on BBC Two, which explored the latest ideas and experiments in cosmology. Cosmology (from Greek grc κοσμολογία - grc κόσμος kosmos, "universe" and grc -λογία -logia) is study It was accompanied by a book of the same name.

He has also appeared TV advertisements for HM Revenue & Customs with the catchphrase "tax doesn't have to be taxing". Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

Ambassador for Science Communication

Adam has a passion for raising awareness of simple benefits that science may bring to the quality of living, particularly in the developing world. One such innovation is the design of smoke-hoods from galvanized iron or mud in order to prevent the deadly effects of smoke inhalation from cooking fires inside houses in the developing world [2].

Published Works

Has written many books, including a history of the toilet, entitled Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper (Thomas Crapper being commonly (though wrongly) believed to be one of the pioneers of the toilet's development), and Taking The Piss (A Potted History of Pee). A toilet is a Plumbing fixture and disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes: Urine and fecal matter. Thomas P Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836 - 27 January 1910) was a Plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co
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References

  1. ^ His father had previously been married to the actress Peggy Ashcroft. Susan Jane Blackmore (born 29 July, 1951) is an English Freelance writer, Lecturer, and broadcaster on Psychology Philip Wilkinson is the author of Non-fiction books for Children and Adults. Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English
  2. ^ Smoke and its impact on people's lives Practical Action

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