Question: How come you decided to take such an interest to science and Physics?

Harrison Prosper answered on 11 Jun 2019:

I was awestruck by the July 20th 1969 moon landing. I had just turned 13 the month before and so that was the year when I would go to grammar school. I don’t know why the moon landing had such a powerful effect on me, but it did. That summer my mother, who had noticed a change in me, bought me a small telescope, which I used to explore the night sky on every occasion is was clear (not that often in Northern England!). Fast forward 50 years, my passion for science and physics, in particular, is as strong as ever. If anything, it is much stronger. I cannot think of anything more inspiring than learning about how the Universe works and how we are connected to it. We humans have all kinds of biases and prejudices; we are as brilliant as we are stupid; we are as selfless as we are selfish, as kind as we as cruel. But, what we learn from science is that we are the product of a glorious 3.9 billion year old tree of life whose roots are the ash of stars that exploded long ago. We are what we are because we have evolved that way, and the immense diversity of life on this planet arose precisely because of this glorious chaotic evolution. I find this incredibly inspiring and the fact that, as a physicist, I have had the privilege to contribute to humankind’s store of knowledge is simply awesome. If I didn’t know any science, I would depart this Earth knowing almost nothing about it. I find such a prospect to be terribly, terribly, sad.