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Magnus Alfred Pyke (29 December 1908 in Paddington, London – 19 October 1992) was a British scientist and media figure, who, although apparently quite eccentric and playing up to the mad scientist stereotype, succeeded in explaining science to a lay audience. He was known for gesticulating enthusiastically as he spoke. == Life and career == Pyke was born in Paddington, London〔GRO Register of Births: DEC 1908 1a 64 PADDINGTON – Magnus Alfred Pyke〕 and educated at St Paul's School in Barnes. He then moved to Canada for seven years and studied agriculture at McGill University, Montreal before continuing his studies on his return to Britain at University College London, completing his PhD thesis in 1938.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=University College London )〕 Pyke rose to prominence as a young food researcher working for the wartime Minister of Food, Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton. Even then, he was known to be eccentric; in an effort to cope with the problem of blood donation outstripping local storage for blood transfusion, Pyke suggested using the excess human blood to make black pudding.〔( Dr Magnus Pyke ), in ''The Herald''; published 21 October 1992; retrieved 20 July 2014〕 Pyke was a regular panellist on the Yorkshire Television science programme ''Don't Ask Me'' from 1974 to 1979, and was awarded the Pye Colour Television Award as the most promising male newcomer to television in 1975. The programmer's panel was chaired by Derek Griffiths, and other members included botanist David Bellamy, Dr Miriam Stoppard and Dr Rob Buckman. The programme consisted of the panel attempting to answer viewers' queries about science and the everyday world. This was later replaced with the studio show ''Don't Just Sit There'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=YouTube )〕 presented by Pyke and Bellamy, which was broadcast in 19 episodes during 1979–80. Pyke was appointed OBE by the Queen in 1978.〔( Obituary, The Independent, 22 October 1992 ), retrieved 21 September 2011〕 Pyke features in the 1982 pop song "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby. He also appears in the song's video (which is set at the "Home for Deranged Scientists"), where he carries out a "medical consultation" with Dolby, repeatedly gesticulates and shouts "science", and provides other scientist-like sound-bites. After the video was released, he was said to be annoyed by people approaching him and shouting "Science!". Pyke was a member of London's Savage Club. Pyke was injured in a robbery at his home in January 1988 as he attempted to club the intruder with a cane, and never fully recovered. He died in 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magnus Pyke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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