C. P. Snow
Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow, Kt CBE FRSL (15 October 1905 – 1 July 1980) was an English novelist and physical chemist who also served in several important positions in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government. He is best known for his series of novels known collectively as Strangers and Brothers, and for The Two Cultures, a 1959 lecture in which he laments the gulf between scientists and "literary intellectuals".
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C. P. Snow in 1969 by Jack Manning for The New York Times | |
| Born | Charles Percy Snow 15 October 1905 Leicester, England |
| Died | 1 July 1980 (aged 74) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Alderman Newton's School |
| Alma mater | University College, Leicester University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Strangers and Brothers The Two Cultures Corridors of Power |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, chemistry, literature (novelist) |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge English Electric Civil Service |
| Thesis | The structure of simple molecules (1930) |
| Doctoral students | Eric Eastwood |
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