I'm an award-winning non-fiction author and project editor. I'm involved in project development and management, and I also work as a packager. Click on the links above to see examples of my work.
But first some background: Over the last 30 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are life and physical sciences; technology, past, present, and future; and the history of ideas.
I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and England. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mostly at my desk.
But first some background: Over the last 30 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are life and physical sciences; technology, past, present, and future; and the history of ideas.
I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and England. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mostly at my desk.
Check out the latest edition of my book that charts the centuries-long scientific struggle to make things cold and how that ability is set to be a crucial aspect of future technology.
Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed
the World and Might Do So Again
Some reviews:
"Buoyant, idiosyncratic and very funny ... this history of what is, ultimately, a rather mundane piece of kitchenware is consistently fascinating. Cool story." (Financial Times)
"An entertaining romp through the history of refrigeration." (Wall Street Journal)
"Fun and eye-opening ... this is an inspiring, compelling and utterly convincing book."
(The Sunday Times)
"...a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool." (The Spectactor)
"I can't think of a better light non-fiction summer read than this." (Independent)
"...this book feels like you're on a voyage: being entertained by a knowledgeable host, and gathering information from all ports." (BBC Focus)
"...a nutritious little book." (Roger Lewis The Daily Mail)
"Without refrigeration, this delightfully illuminating book reminds us, not only would there be no ice cream or cold lager, there would be no MRI scanners in hospitals, no super-computers, no weekly food shop." (The Mail on Sunday)
"One of the most entertaining sections of the book concerns the ice wars of 19th-century America where rivals competed to secure supplies...plenty of fascinating stuff."
(The Times, London)
"Buoyant, idiosyncratic and very funny ... this history of what is, ultimately, a rather mundane piece of kitchenware is consistently fascinating. Cool story." (Financial Times)
"An entertaining romp through the history of refrigeration." (Wall Street Journal)
"Fun and eye-opening ... this is an inspiring, compelling and utterly convincing book."
(The Sunday Times)
"...a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool." (The Spectactor)
"I can't think of a better light non-fiction summer read than this." (Independent)
"...this book feels like you're on a voyage: being entertained by a knowledgeable host, and gathering information from all ports." (BBC Focus)
"...a nutritious little book." (Roger Lewis The Daily Mail)
"Without refrigeration, this delightfully illuminating book reminds us, not only would there be no ice cream or cold lager, there would be no MRI scanners in hospitals, no super-computers, no weekly food shop." (The Mail on Sunday)
"One of the most entertaining sections of the book concerns the ice wars of 19th-century America where rivals competed to secure supplies...plenty of fascinating stuff."
(The Times, London)
Also the book was used as a basis for this video from Veratasium, an excellent science channel on YouTube.
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