Philip Ball

Summary

Philip Ball is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Newport^[2]. He was born on October 30, 1962^[3]. He worked as a journalist^[4], science writer^[5], and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Philip Ball was born in Newport^[2].
• Philip Ball was born on October 30, 1962^[3].
• Philip Ball held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Philip Ball worked as a journalist^[4].
• Philip Ball worked as a science writer^[5].
• Philip Ball worked as a writer^[6].
• Philip Ball was employed by University College London^[9].
• Philip Ball was educated at University of Oxford^[10].
• Philip Ball's education included a stint at University of Bristol^[11].
• Philip Ball received the Royal Society Science Books Prize^[12].
• Philip Ball received the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry^[13].
• Philip Ball received the Kelvin Prize^[14].
• Philip Ball received the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture^[15].
• Philip Ball is recorded as male^[16].
• Philip Ball's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Philip Ball's residence is recorded as London^[18].
• Philip Ball's family name is recorded as Ball^[19].
• Philip Ball's given name is recorded as Philip^[20].
• Philip Ball's official website is recorded as https://philipball.co.uk/^[21].
• Philip Ball's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Philip Ball's official blog URL is recorded as https://philipball.blogspot.com/^[23].
• Philip Ball's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].
• Philip Ball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18091'}^[25].
• Philip Ball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22236'}^[26].
• Philip Ball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5020'}^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Philip Ball's place of birth was Newport^[2]. He was born on October 30, 1962^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford^[10], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1096^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31] and University of Bristol^[11], a public university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1909^[34], headquartered in Bristol^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[4], science writer^[5], and writer^[6]. Philip Ball was employed by University College London^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Royal Society Science Books Prize^[12], a science award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1988^[38]; James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry^[13], a science award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1955^[41]; Kelvin Prize^[14], an award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1994^[44]; and Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture^[15], an award^[45], founded in 2005^[46].

Why It Matters

Philip Ball ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Philip Ball born?

Philip Ball's place of birth was Newport^[2].

What did Philip Ball do for work?

Philip Ball worked as journalist^[4], science writer^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Philip Ball go to school?

Philip Ball was educated at University of Oxford^[10] and University of Bristol^[11].

What awards did Philip Ball receive?

Honors received include Royal Society Science Books Prize^[12], James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry^[13], Kelvin Prize^[14], and Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture^[15].