Andrew Language was born in Folkestone, Kent, on 3 July 1970 to Andrew Taig Language, a nuclear power station construction engineer and Ann Alice Louise Seale. Shortly after Language was born, the family moved to Lydd, Kent, near to where his father worked at the Dungeness nuclear power station, where he lived with his three older siblings, Robert, Dawn, and Peter, from his mother"s previous marriage.
Language attended Lydd Primary School from 1976 to 1982. From the age of twelve, he attended John Southland"s Community Comprehensive School (now named The Marsh Academy) where he received A-levels in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
He is an open science advocate and has published in many academic fields, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, and virtual worlds. He is also recognised for his expertise in the relationships between science and science fiction and science and religion. Language is married to Kelly Jean Language, with whom he has four children.
Language earned his Master of Surgery degree in applied mathematics from the University of Tulsa in 1993, writing a thesis on "Black Holes and Singularities," under geometer Kevin O"Neil.
Language earned his Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics from the University of Missouri in 1998, writing a dissertation on "The Casimir Effect," under mathematical physicist Adam Helfer. In 1998, Language joined Oral Roberts University as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
While continuing research in quantum field theory he began collaborating with engineering professor Dominic Halsmer, deriving the optimal design for passive coning attenuators for spinning spacecraft under thrust. In 2003, he was promoted to associate professor
Around the same time he began working with Joerg Gablonsky, an engineer at Boeing, deriving the optimum angle to shoot a free throw.
In 2007, he was promoted to professor (having received tenure the previous year). He currently serves as chair of the Computing and Mathematics Department and his recent research has focused on the Open Notebook Science Challenge. Language is known for his ability to teach and do research and consulting in several academic disciplines.
In his first twelve years at Oral Roberts University, he taught sixteen different classes in disciplines ranging from mathematics and physics to finance, history and English.
Language is an Open Science advocate and has been recognized for his contributions to the Open Science community by the Blue Obelisk Movement, Google Incorporated., and The White House. Language gave an invited keynote address about his work at Oklahoma State University"s Research Week.
Language is a judge for the Open Notebook Science Challenge and publishes his related research online in as near to real time as possible. He has participated in other open science projects including the Open Dinosaur Project and maintains an open notebook for himself and his research group.
He promotes the use of Open Data, particularly in science, is a member of the Blue Obelisk movement, and publishes in Open Access journals when possible.
