Name Tony Scott | Role Physicist | |
Tony scott an artist of pure cinema
John Anthony "Tony" Scott is an Irish physicist and science communicator. He co-founded with Rev Tom Burke (his former teacher in Terenure College) the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 1963.
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- Tony scott an artist of pure cinema
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He studied physics at University College Dublin, earning BSc, MSc, and (in 1966) PhD (under Patrick Nolan), before joining the academic staff for four decades.
In 2007 Dr Scott along with Dr Burke were awarded honorary doctorates by Dublin Institute of Technology in recognition of their promotion of science with the creation of the Young Scientist Exhibition.
In 2012 Scott won the 'People of the Year Award', "for his immense contribution to the field of science in Ireland and co-founding of what is today known as the Young Scientist Exhibition."