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Professor Jim Al-Khalili, OBE

Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of physics, author and broadcaster based at the University of Surrey where he holds a chair in the Public Engagement in Science.

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He gained his PhD in theoretical nuclear physics from Surrey in 1989 and has published widely on theoretical physics and quantum mechanics. He is active as a science communicator and has written a number of popular science books, between them translated into over twenty languages.  He is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries, including the Bafta nominated Chemistry: A Volatile History, and presents the weekly BBC Radio4 programme, The Life Scientific. He is a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday medal and the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal. His latest book is Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science.

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