Donald Braben
| Donald W. Braben | |
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| Born |
May 29, 1935 Liverpool, England |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
University College London University of Liverpool |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
| Thesis | Energy levels of Na 23 (1962) |
| Known for | Blue skies research |
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Donald W. Braben is a British author and Honorary Professor in the department of Earth Sciences, University College London.
Braben was educated at the University of Liverpool where he was awarded a PhD in 1962 for work on Isotopes of sodium.
Braben is a well-known advocate of academic freedom,blue skies research, and the culture of science. Braben is the author of "To Be a Scientist: The Spirit of Adventure in Science and Technology", (OUP 1994), Pioneering Research: A Risk Worth Taking (Wiley 2004) and Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization (Wiley 2008).
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