Experts on Science
To get in touch with any of these authors or to see a copy of their book, please contact Suzanne Fowler at s.fowler@macmillan.co.uk 0207 843 4603
Bruce Parker, author of The Power of the Sea, is available for comment. Please contact Bruce Parker directly on bp@ces5.com / (703)620-0485.
The Power of the Sea
By Bruce Parker
The Power of the Sea brings together the breathtaking history of man's relationship with the sea in a wide-sweeping, fascinating narrative. Bruce Parker is a world renowned expert on the oceans; he is former Chief Scientist of the National Ocean Service and occupied various posts in international organisations that study ocean behaviour. He is presently a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Maritime Systems at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, USA.
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Robert Hernan, author of This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the 15 Worst Environmental Disasters Around the World, is available for comment. Please contact Robert Hernan directly on rehjms@earthlink.net
This Borrowed Earth
By Robert Hernan
This Borrowed Earth, written by environmental lawyer and activist Robert Hernan, is a remarkable collection of stories which provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of what happened at fifteen environmental disasters in ten countries across the globe. Robert Hernan is senior counsel at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, USA; he was the trial counsel for New York State in the infamous Love Canal Case.
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Amir D. Aczel, author of Uranium Wars: The scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age is available for comment. Please contact Amir Aczel directly on aczel@bu.edu
Uranium Wars
By Amir D. Aczel
In this pacy and timely account, bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, Amir Aczel, introduces the history of uranium and tells the riveting story of the race amongst a generation of brilliant scientists to discover its properties and harness its potential. Amir D. Aczel interviewed, among others, the late John Archibald Wheeler, co-discoverer of fission and the architect of key experiments on uranium. As a physics student he met Heisenberg at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972. His research contacts include physicists at MIT, University of Vienna, the European Nuclear Research Center in Geneva and the French atomic research complex at Grenoble. An internationally acclaimed writer on maths and science, Aczel is the bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Riddle of the Compass and The Mystery of the Aleph. He lives in Boston, USA.