Jim Al-Khalili

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in Baghdad, Iraq

September 20, 1962

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http://www.jimal-khalili.com/

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Jim Al-Khalili(born Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili) is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator. He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey. He has hosted several BBC productions about science and is a frequent commentator about science in other British media venues.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 675 ratings · 140 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors

	Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II, The. Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol 700. by Jim Al-Khalili, Ernst Roeckl (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II by Jim Al-Khalili (Editor), Ernst Roeckl (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Euroschool Lectures On Physics With Exotic Beams by Jim Al-Khalili (Editor), Ernst Roeckl (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. III by Jim Al-Khalili (Editor), Ernst Roeckl (Editor), E. Roeckl (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“... classical Arabic, being the language of the Qur'an, has not changed at all in fourteen centuries, making the writings of the early Islamic scholars as accessible today as they were then.”
― Jim Al-Khalili

tags: arabic, classical-arabic, koran, qur-an, quran

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“For me, I think the greatest achievements of science is to allow humanity to realize that our world is comprehensible. Through science, rational thinking, we can understand how the universe works.”
― Jim Al-Khalili

tags: critical-thinking, science

5 people liked it

“Arabic science throughout its golden age was inextricably linked to religion; indeed, it was driven by the need of early scholars to interpret the Qur'an.”
― Jim Al-Khalili

tags: arabic-science, islam, koran, qur-an, quran, religion, science

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