ADAM HART-DAVIS, CONSULTANT EDITOR
Adam Hart-Davis trained as a chemist at the universities of
Oxford and York, and Alberta, Canada. He spent five years
editing science books, and has been making television and
radio programs about science, technology, mathematics, and
history, as producer and host, for 30 years. He has written 30
books on science, technology, and history.
JOHN FARNDON
John Farndon is a science writer whose books have been
short-listed for the Royal Society junior science book prize four
times and for the Society of Authors Education Award. His
books include The Great Scientists and The Oceans Atlas. He
was a contributor to DK’s Science and Science Year by Year.
DAN GREEN
Dan Green is an author and science writer. He has an MA
in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and has
written over 40 titles. He received two separate nominations
for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2013 and
his Basher Science series has sold over 2 million copies.
DEREK HARVEY
Derek Harvey is a naturalist with a particular interest in
evolutionary biology, and a writer for titles that include DK’s
Science and The Natural History Book. He studied Zoology at
the University of Liverpool, taught a generation of biologists,
and has led expeditions to Costa Rica and Madagascar.
PENNY JOHNSON
Penny Johnson started out as an aeronautical
engineer, working on military aircraft for 10 years
before becoming a science teacher, then a publisher
producing science courses for schools. Penny has been
a full-time educational writer for over 10 years.DOUGLAS PALMER
Douglas Palmer, a science writer based in Cambridge,
Britain, has published more than 20 books in the last
14 years—most recently an app (NHM Evolution) for
the Natural History Museum, London, and DK’s WOW
Dinosaur book for children. He is also a lecturer for the
University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.STEVE PARKER
Steve Parker is a writer and editor of more than 300
information books specializing in science, particularly
biology and allied life sciences. He holds a BSc in Zoology,
is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of
London, and has authored titles for a range of ages and
publishers. Steve has received numerous awards, most
recently the 2013 UK School Library Association
Information Book Award for Science Crazy.GILES SPARROW
Giles Sparrow studied astronomy at University College
London and Science Communication at Imperial College,
London, and is a best-selling science and astronomy author.
His books include Cosmos, Spaceflight, The Universe in
100 Key Discoveries, and Physics in Minutes, as well as
contributions to DK books such as Universe and Space.CONTRIBUTORS