Russell Stannard

• Studied Physics at University College London earning a B.Sc. (Special Physics) degree (1953); this was followed by a Ph.D. in cosmic ray physics (1956). • 1960–69 Lecturer, UCL • 1969–71 Reader, Open University • 1971–1997 Professor of Physics, Open University. • 1971–1992 Head of the Physics Department, Open University • 1974–1976 Pro-Vice Chancellor, Open University • 1987–1988 Visiting Fellow, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, United States. • 1987–1991 Vice President of the Institute of Physics. • 1993–1999 Trustee of the John Templeton Foundation. • 1999–2022 Emeritus Professor of Physics, Open University. ==Publications==

Science and religion • Science and the Renewal of Belief • Grounds for Reasonable Belief • Doing Away with God? • Science and Wonders • contributed chapters to Evidence of Purpose, How Large is God?, and Spiritual Evolution. • The God Experiment, Faber and Faber/HiddenSpring 1999 based on his Gifford Lectures • The End of Discovery • Science & Belief the Big Issues • The Divine Imprint Children's books Stannard wrote eleven children's books, including: • the Uncle Albert trilogy (The Time and Space of Uncle Albert, Black Holes and Uncle Albert, and Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest) • An update of George Gamow's Mr Tompkins • The Curious History of God • Our Physical Universe • Virtutopia ==Sources==