Tim James
Tim James is the child of Welsh/English and Jamaican parents. He was raised in Nigeria, educated in England and lives in America where he is frequently mistaken for an Australian. He taught chemistry and physics for eleven years and now works full-time as an author and screenwriter. Sometimes he has a beard.
Biography
Tim James is the child of Welsh/English and Jamaican parents. He was raised in Nigeria, educated in England and lives in America where he is frequently mistaken for an Australian. He taught chemistry and physics for eleven years and now works full-time as an author and screenwriter. Sometimes he has a beard.
His latest book, ACCIDENTAL: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World, was published in April 2024. It was nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Books – a Polish competition supported by the prestigious academic community of Jagiellonian University and the renowned Copernicus Festival.
Books
Tim James is the author of five science titles and his books have been translated into 11 languages.
ELEMENTAL: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything (2018),
FUNDAMENTAL: How Quantum and Particle Physics Explain Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity) (2019) and his most recent,
ASTRONOMICAL: From Quarks to Quasars, the Science of Space at its Strangest (2020).
BRAIN DETECTIVE: Uncover the Best-Kept Secrets of your Totally Mind-Blowing Brain! (2023)
ACCIDENTAL:
His latest book, ACCIDENTAL: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World, was published in April 2024.
Praise for ACCIDENTAL:
‘In this engaging book, James provides an alternative history of scientific progress’ – Daily Mail
‘Jauntily written, highly entertaining’ – Country Life
‘Science writer Tim James smartly retells stories of such “spasms of serendipity” that happened through moments of accidental “clumsiness”, “misfortunes and failures”, “surprises” and “eurekas”.’ – Nature
