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He is a supporter of the [[Variable_speed_of_light|Variable Speed of Light]] theory of cosmology, which proposed the speed of light was much higher in the early universe. It is presented as a marginal alternative to the well-established theory of [[Cosmic inflation|Cosmic Inflation]]. The model was first proposed by [[John Moffat]], a Canadian scientist, in the early 1990s. |
He is a supporter of the [[Variable_speed_of_light|Variable Speed of Light]] theory of cosmology, which proposed the speed of light was much higher in the early universe. It is presented as a marginal alternative to the well-established theory of [[Cosmic inflation|Cosmic Inflation]]. The model was first proposed by [[John Moffat]], a Canadian scientist, in the early 1990s. |
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Joao presents an, at times, scathing critique of the scientific academia, and discusses his personal struggles pursuing VSL in his |
Joao presents an, at times, scathing critique of the scientific academia, and discusses his personal struggles pursuing VSL in his foul-mouthed 2003 book "Faster Than The Speed of Light, The Story of a Scientific Speculation". |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 08:10, 4 July 2006
João Magueijo is a cosmologist and lecturer in Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.
He is a supporter of the Variable Speed of Light theory of cosmology, which proposed the speed of light was much higher in the early universe. It is presented as a marginal alternative to the well-established theory of Cosmic Inflation. The model was first proposed by John Moffat, a Canadian scientist, in the early 1990s.
Joao presents an, at times, scathing critique of the scientific academia, and discusses his personal struggles pursuing VSL in his foul-mouthed 2003 book "Faster Than The Speed of Light, The Story of a Scientific Speculation".
Biography
He was born in 1967 in Évora, Portugal. He undertook graduate work and Ph.D. at Cambridge. He was awarded a research fellowship at St John's College, Cambridge the same fellowship previously held by Paul Dirac and Abdus Salam.
References
- Magueijo, João; Faster Than The Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation . Basic Books. 0738205257
- Albrecht and Magueijo; "A time varying speed of light as a solution to cosmological puzzles" http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811018
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