Brian May
Astrophysicist
Biography
Brian May, CBE, Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University (UK), has published research articles in the field of the solar Zodiacal dust cloud. He is co-author, with Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, of Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe. A lifelong devotee of 3-D imaging, together with art conservator Elena Vidal, he recently published A Village Lost and Found, a book bringing the important work of 19th century stereoscopic photographer T. R. Williams into the 21st Century. Dr May is most widely known as lead guitarist and founding member of the legendary rock band Queen. He has written 22 classic rock hits worldwide – among them the anthemic ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘The Show Must Go On’, ‘I Want It All’, ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ and ‘Save me’. Founder of the action group “SAVE ME” last year, Brian is a passionate campaigner for the welfare of wild animals.