British physicist at the University of Oxford. Pioneered the field of quantum computation, formulated a description for a quantum Turing machine, and specified an algorithm for quantum computers. Proposer of using entangled states and Bell's theorem for quantum key distribution. Proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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Theoretical physicist and faculty member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Known for his criticisms of string theory and his contributions to loop quantum gravity. Advocates for reconciling loop quantum gravity and string theory as different aspects of the same underlying theory. Research interests include cosmology, elementary particle theory, the foundations of quantum mechanics, and theoretical biology.

English writer known for his fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and other works such as The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. Named one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945" by The Times and knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to literature.