| Patrick
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| Nationality - English |
Profession - Author |
| Date of birth - 04 Mar 1923
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Date of death - Still with us |
| Place of birth
- Pinner : Middlesex |
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Patrick Moore was born on 4 March 1923 in what was then the little Middlesex village of Pinner. At the age of six months he and his parents moved to Sussex where he has lived ever since - not counting the war years when he was a navigator in the RAF and a brief time in Northern Ireland in the 1960s.
Between the ages of six and sixteen Patrick was ill, on and off, and this prevented him from attending school and so was mostly educated at home.
Patrick has written over 60 books mainly on astronomy, but has penned some science-fiction books for children and adults alike.
Since April 1957, he has presented every one of the monthly Sky at Night programmes on the BBC. This last fact has earned him a place in the 'Guinness book of Records' as the longest serving television presenter.
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Six months before the launch of Sputnik 1 and long before the 'space race', the sky was graced with the presence of a bright comet, Arend-Roland, at the time of the first ever broadcast.
Over his illustrious life, Patrick has received a whole host of prestigious accolades. In 2001, Patrick received a knighthood from the Queen. In the same year, he won a BAFTA for his services to television and became a member of the Royal Society. |
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