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# Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

(1936–2020)   Physicist

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Robert May, Baron May of Oxford was a physicist.

## Quick Facts About Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

Born January 8, 1936

Died April 28, 2020

Profession Physicist

## About Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government (1936-2020)... \| Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial Coll

##  Quotes by Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

> [We share half our genes with the banana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana/)

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[Banana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/banana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford_banana_we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana_567325.jpg)

> [In such systems, there is unquestioning respect for authority. Faith trumps evidence. But if indeed this is broadly the explanation for how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/in-such-systems-there-is-unquestioning-respect-for-authority-faith/)

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[Adapting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adapting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford_adapting_in-such-systems-there-is-unquestioning-r_3079363.jpg)

> [We share half our genes with the banana. \[After the announcement Jun 2000 that a working draft of the genetic sequence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana-after-the-announcement-jun/)

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[Announcements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/announcements/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford_announcements_we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana_3137508.jpg)

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