The Technology Book is a guided tour of the technology of the modern world. As part of the author team, I had a brief to write about technologies developed between 1880 and 1915, a period that saw the advent of a dazzling number of mod cons including public electricity supply, skyscrapers, bicycles, cars, wind turbines,…
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Chemistry books for Dorling Kindersley are among my latest popular science titles. The Periodic Table has just been shortlisted for the British Book Awards
Since September 2024, I’ve been working on science books for Dorling Kindersley, starting with their new edition of The Periodic Table. The book arranges the elements in order of discovery, revealing how each came to light and which minerals are sources. The entries also take time to explore the orbital structures of each element, revealing…