| Francis David Peat | |
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| Born | April 18, 1938, Waterloo, Merseyside, England |
| Died | June 6, 2017 (aged 79), Pari, Tuscany, Italy |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Liverpool |
| Occupation | Holistic physicist, author |
| Known for | Condensed matter
Philosophy of science |
| Notable works | Synchronicity: The Bridge between Matter and Mind |
| Website | fdavidpeat.com |
Francis David Peat was born on 18 April 1938 in Waterloo, a suburb of Liverpool, England, to parents Geoffrey John Peat and Frances Marjorie (Lowe) Peat.[1]
He grew up during World War II in a Liverpool suburb that was bombed night after night. Peat recalled being repeatedly woken in the middle of the night and carried into a damp and smelly air-raid shelter. As a very sickly child in a home with a high degree of neurosis, he was frequently in and out of hospital for minor operations and spent extended periods bedridden, where he read extensively and engaged in imaginative play. His mother was in frail health for much of her life.