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Miles Padgett

Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic

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Born
June 1, 1963
Age in 2026
63
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1963

About Miles Padgett

Miles John Padgett is a Royal Society Research Professor of Optics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. He has held the Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy since 2011 and served as Vice Principal for research at Glasgow from 2014 to 2020. Padgett was educated at the University of Manchester, the University of York, the University of St Andrews, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a PhD in 1988. Working with Les Allen, Padgett conducted pioneering work on optical angular momentum, for which they were awarded 2009 the Young Medal. In 2009, with Les Allen, he won the Institute of Physics (IOP) Young Medal and in 2014 Padgett was awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Lord Kelvin Medal. In 2015 he won the Science of Light Prize from the European Physical Society, in 2017 the Max Born Award of The Optical Society (OSA) and in 2019 the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society.

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Miles Padgett timeline

  1. Padgett was educated at the University of Manchester, the University of York, the University of St Andrews, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a PhD in 1988.
  2. Working with Les Allen, Padgett conducted pioneering work on optical angular momentum, for which they were awarded 2009 the Young Medal.
  3. In 2009, with Les Allen, he won the Institute of Physics (IOP) Young Medal and in 2014 Padgett was awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Lord Kelvin Medal.
  4. He has held the Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy since 2011 and served as Vice Principal for research at Glasgow from 2014 to 2020.
  5. In 2015 he won the Science of Light Prize from the European Physical Society, in 2017 the Max Born Award of The Optical Society (OSA) and in 2019 the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society.

The world when Miles Padgett was born

Miles Padgett was born in 1963. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1963

  • #1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
  • Top movieTom Jones
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
  • Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
  • Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
  • Defining fadBeatlemania begins
  • Notable inventionLava lamp
  • World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Miles Padgett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19632026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,100$435,000
Average income$8,200$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.85$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population189.2M341 million

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