| Scott Manley | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Manley in 2022 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1972 Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland | |||||||||
| Nationality | British, American | |||||||||
| Education | University of Glasgow | |||||||||
| Occupation | Software developer at Apple Inc. | |||||||||
| YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.66 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 598 million[1] | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
Last updated: 14 March 2024 | ||||||||||
Scott Park Manley[2] (born 31 December 1972) is a Scottish science communication YouTuber, gamer, astrophysicist, and programmer. On his YouTube channel, he makes videos discussing space-related topics and news, mainly concerning up-to-date rocket science developments.[3] He also plays space-themed video games, most notably Kerbal Space Program,[4] while using his physics background to teach science concepts.[5][6]
He is known among his followers as the "astronogamer", as he is one of the few YouTubers blending both video games and science,[7] and is popular in the niche community of space enthusiasts and gamers, especially among Kerbal Space Program players.[8]
- ^ a b "About Scott Manley". YouTube.
- ^ Flying in a Zero Gravity Aircraft - Why The Pilots 'Follow the Duck' on YouTube
- ^ "Scott Manley". B612. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Martindale, Jon (22 January 2014). "Meet the Man(ley) that taught the world how to Kerbalise space". KitGuru. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (26 August 2016). "'Astronogamer': When Space Science Meets Gaming". Seeker. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Dillon, Conor (24 October 2018). "China's artificial moon — The numbers 'just don't add up'". DW.COM. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Mejia, Ozzie (1 February 2016). "Shacknews Close-Up: Scott Manley, the Astronogamer". Shacknews. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Boone, Jeb (1 August 2013). "A far cry from Call of Duty, Kerbal Space Program is inspiring players to learn physics (VIDEO)". Public Radio International. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.