Marcelo Gleiser

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
author
cosmologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1959-03-19
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Belo_Horizonte
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:class university courses
public lectures
gptkbp:contribution science education
interdisciplinary studies
public understanding of science
gptkbp:famousQuote Understanding the universe is a journey, not a destination.
The universe is a dance of energy.
We are all made of star stuff.
The beauty of science is that it is always evolving.
Science is not a collection of facts, but a way of thinking.
gptkbp:field cosmology
theoretical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marcelo Gleiser
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkbp:knownFor science communication
popular science writing
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hanover,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:mediaAppearances gptkb:BBC
gptkb:National_Geographic
gptkb:PBS
gptkb:NOVA
TED Talks
gptkbp:nationality Brazilian
gptkbp:researchInterest philosophy of science
dark matter
the early universe
science and spirituality
quantum_gravity
gptkbp:spouse Rita_Gleiser
gptkbp:website marcelogleiser.com
gptkbp:work A Tear at the Edge of Creation
The Dancing Universe
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
The_Island_of_Knowledge