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Jim Al-Khalili

Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster; emeritus professor of physics at the University of Surrey; presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific; president of Humanists UK from 2013 to 2016.

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Subtle is the LordBook Abraham Pais

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Subtle is the Lord is a biography of Einstein.

Five Books interview: the best books on Physics Books that Inspired Me

2020-02-27·fivebooks.com ↗

The Emperor’s New MindBook Roger Penrose

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I read The Emperor’s New Mind when I was either finishing or had just finished my PhD.

Five Books interview: the best books on Physics Books that Inspired Me

2020-02-27·fivebooks.com ↗

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