James Trefil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Trefil

American physicist

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: writer, physicist, author, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Stanley Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D.
in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of nearly fifty books.
Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience.
Since 1988 he served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University.
Among his books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence.
Trefil has also given presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.