Chris Lintott | |
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 Chris Lintott at Jodcast Live 2016, at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK. | |
| Born | Christopher John Lintott 26 November 1980 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Torquay Boys' Grammar School |
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| Thesis | Analyses of the early stages of star formation (2006) |
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| Doctoral students | Becky Smethurst |
| Website | Official website |
Christopher John Lintott FRAS (born 26 November 1980)[3][4] is a British astrophysicist, author and broadcaster. He is a Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford,[5][6][7] and, since 2023, Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London.[8] Lintott is involved in a number of popular science projects aimed at bringing astronomy to a wider audience and is also the primary presenter of the BBC television series The Sky at Night, having previously been co-presenter with Patrick Moore until Moore's death in 2012. He co-authored Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe and The Cosmic Tourist with Moore and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May.[9][10][11]
- ^ a b "Chris Lintott". UCL. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Lintott, C. J.; Schawinski, K.; Slosar, A. E.; Land, K.; Bamford, S.; Thomas, D.; Raddick, M. J.; Nichol, R. C.; Szalay, A.; Andreescu, D.; Murray, P.; Vandenberg, J. (September 2008). "Galaxy Zoo: Morphologies derived from visual inspection of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (3): 1179–1189. arXiv:0804.4483. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389.1179L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13689.x. S2CID 15279243.
- ^ "Meet the Team – Chris Lintott". Daily Zooniverse. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Al-Khalili, Jim (17 June 2014). "Chris Lintott". The Life Scientific. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Prof Chris Lintott | University of Oxford Department of Physics".
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.). Springer. p. 402. ISBN 9783642297182.
- ^ "Chris Lintott profile". University of Oxford. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Chris Lintott appointed Gresham Professor of Astronomy". Gresham College. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe. Carlton Books Ltd. 2009. ISBN 978-1-84732-336-1.
- ^ Brockes, Emma (19 October 2006). "Friend to the stars". London, UK: Guardian Unlimited Arts. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
- ^ Chris Lintott Podcasts A collection of Lintotts' podcasts from the University of Oxford.