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Tim Gregory

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Born
West Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Science, Nonfiction

Member Since
April 2020

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Dr Tim Gregory is a nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory where he counts radioactive atoms for a living. He is also a speaker and broadcaster. He has a PhD in isotope cosmochemistry from the University of Bristol and a first class master's degree in Geology with Planetary Science from the University of Manchester.

When he is not in the lab or writing, Tim is usually either hiking, fell running, or playing his guitar. You can get in touch with him via Goodreads or his website. (All views are his own, not those of his employer.) ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 666 ratings · 120 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
Going Nuclear: How the Atom...
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
“Protons give an atom its identity, electrons its personality.”
 Bill Bryson
Aug 22, 2025 03:03AM  ·   · more quotes by Bill Bryson ·  preview book
Tim Gregory made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — New book, Goodreads catalogue needs ironing out please topic
" Shim wrote: "done"

Thank you!

And please could you make this – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... – the default description for all versions? ...more "
Jun 30, 2025 11:43AM
Tim Gregory made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please update book covers topic
" And please could you update the UK hardcover (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) with the correct artwork (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/4613 ...more "
Jun 30, 2025 07:31AM
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Tim’s Quotes

Democritus
“By convention sweet and by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality atoms and void.”
― Democritus
tags: atoms, existence, philosophy, reality, void
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“Protons give an atom its identity, electrons its personality.”
― Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
tags: atoms, quantum-physics
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