John K. Davies

Autor von "The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope", "Die Geschichte des antiken Griechenland" und "Das klassische Griechenland und die Demokratie" und weiteren Büchern.

John K. Davies is staff astronomer at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) in Edinburgh. Before that he was a support astronomer for the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. He is helping to organize a European Network called OPTICON and also does research on comets and asteroids. Over the years he has also been involved in building and operating astronomical satellites, flight testing fighter aeroplanes and doing chemistry.