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Howard Burton

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Howard Burton is a filmmaker, an author and the creator of Ideas Roadshow, a multimedia initiative producing documentary films, books and podcasts.[1][2][3] Ideas Roadshow was the recipient of the Educational Learning Resources Award at the London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards in 2018.[4]

Burton holds an M.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics,[5] and was the founding executive director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada, from 1999–2007.[6] He received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Waterloo in 2007.[7]

His book First Principles: Building Perimeter Institute tells the history of the founding years of Perimeter Institute.[8][9]

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  1. ^ Semeniuk, Ivan (September 6, 2013), "The latest scientific breakthrough – wooing readers", The Globe and Mail
  2. ^ Reisz, Matthew (May 28, 2015), "Video Interviews give scholars a platform to discuss work", Times Higher Education
  3. ^ "Exercise that brain", The Economist, July 19, 2013
  4. ^ Anderson, Porter (April 10, 2018). "On London Book Fair's Day One: The 2018 International Excellence Awards". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Howard Burton". Friends of the Library. University of Waterloo. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Howard Burton |". Perimeter Institute.
  7. ^ University of Waterloo commemorating its 50 year Anniversary in 2007 (PDF)
  8. ^ Jones, Sheila (June 2009), "Creating Another Einstein: The money and intrigue behind Waterloo's Perimeter Institute", Literary Review of Canada
  9. ^ Magueijo, João (September 24, 2009), "Howard's end at Perimeter", Nature, Books and Arts, 461: 477, doi:10.1038/461477a