Background
Cowley, Roger Arthur was born on February 24, 1939 in Woodford Green, Essex, England. Son of Cecil Arthur and Mildred Sarah (Nash) Cowley.
Cowley, Roger Arthur was born on February 24, 1939 in Woodford Green, Essex, England. Son of Cecil Arthur and Mildred Sarah (Nash) Cowley.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1963.
Research fellow Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England, 1962-1964. Research officer Atomic Energy of Canada, Chalk River, 1964-1970. Professor physics University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1970-1988.
Professor experimental philosophy University Oxford, England, 1988—2007, chair department physics England, 1993—1996, England, 1999—2002. Fellow Wadham College, Oxford, 1988-2007, emiretus professor, University Oxford, since 2003, emiretus fellow, Wadham College, since 2003.
Fellow: Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Society London, Institute Physics. Member: American Physical Society.
Married Sheila Joyce Wells, April 4, 1964. Children: Sandra Elizabeth, Kevin David.