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Jim Al-Khalili

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Born September 20, 1962 · Baghdad, Iraq

Also known as Professor Jim Al-Khalili

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Biography

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born September 20, 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.

Awards & recognition

  • Fellow of the Royal Society · 2018
  • Stephen Hawking Medal — Science Communication · 2016
  • honorary doctorate · 2015
  • Kelvin Prize · 2011
  • Michael Faraday Prize · 2007
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  • Fellow of the Institute of Physics
  • IET Kelvin Lecture
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Filmography14 titles

Atom

as Presenter

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

as Self - Presenter

Cunk on...

as Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

as Self - Presenter

Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

as Self

Everything and Nothing

as Self - Presenter

Cunk on Life

2024as Self

The Beginning and End of the Universe

as Self

The Beginning and End of the Universe

2016as Himself - Presenter

The Joy of AI

2018as Self - Presenter

The Secret Life of Chaos

2010as Himself - Presenter

The Secrets of Quantum Physics

as Self - Presenter

Pointless Celebrities

2010as Self

Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives

2017as Himself - Presenter