John Cowley was born in the north of England just before World War II. He attended Grammar School from 1949 to 1957, followed by a university scholarship and teacher training at the City of Leeds Teacher Training College. He also served as a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy from 1963 to 1968. He migrated to Australia in 1968.
He worked as a science teacher and headmaster from 1968 until retirement in 2000. Now retired, he is pursuing interests as a science writer, painter, and philosopher.
John Cowley holds a Master of Education (MEd) from Queensland University of Technology, awarded in 1997 and completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), initially registered at Ballarat University in Victoria and completed at Calamus International University in 2002.
Human Evolution - The Future
Ever since Charles Darwin wrote about the origin of species, there has been a great deal of argument and controversy over the evolution of humans.The author examines the evidence for the genetic basis of evolution in general and the influence of natural selection on the development of the human race...
Energy and Everything
When I told my GP that I had just written a new book about particle physics and cosmology, his reaction indicated that this was an area of science he was unfamiliar with. I assured him that I had written “Energy and Everything” for non-scientists; his face lit up, and he was obviously delighted....
The Runaway Universe
No matter in which direction we look out from our position in space, everything is moving away from us at an ever-increasing rate. The Runaway Universe. It appears as though we are living on the surface of a balloon which is being inflated by the force of the Big Bang which first brought our univers...
Photons – The Real Time Lords
About one hundred years ago, new discoveries involving the nature of fundamental particles challenged some of the laws of classical physics and our understanding of reality. Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein became involved in an argument about the nature of reality, epitomised by Einstein’s claim th...
Human Behaviour
The author spent his early childhood in Rainford, a village situated approximately halfway between Liverpool and Manchester in the north of England. It was a time of great uncertainty in Europe as England and her allies resisted the expansion of Nazi Germany. People in uniforms were everywhere, and ...
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