Marcus Chown

Marcus Chown (born 1959) is a science writer, journalist and broadcaster, currently cosmology consultant for New Scientist magazine. He graduated from the University of London in 1980, gaining a first class degree in physics, and later gained a Master of Science in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology. His books on astronomy and physics are aimed primarily at the popular market, including Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, for which he was praised for "expressing opaque concepts with a unique clarity".

Chown is also a political activist, and in 2014 announced that he was running as a candidate for Member of the European Parliament for the National Health Action Party in the UK. In August 2015 the Labour Party turned down his application to join their register of supporters.

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