Jim Baggott
British science writer on physics, philosophy and the history of science.
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- Jim Baggott is a British science writer, born in 1957, who lives in Reading.
- He has a DPhil in chemical physics from Oxford and lectured at the University of Reading before working for Shell.
- He writes about physics, philosophy and the history of science.
- Farewell to Reality (2013) criticised speculative theoretical physics.
Key facts
- Born
- 2 March 19571
- Education
- Degree, University of Manchester (1978); DPhil in chemical physics, Oxford1
- Career
- University of Reading; Shell International Petroleum; his own training and consultancy business1
- Books
- Atomic (2011); Higgs (2012); Farewell to Reality (2013); The Quantum Story (2013); Origins (2015); Mass (2017); Quantum Reality (2020); Quantum Drama (2024, with John L. Heilbron)1
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