Brian Clegg
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Brian Clegg (b. 1955) is an English author and popular science writer. He has written a range of popular science books, covering topics including light, infinity, quantum entanglement and surviving the impact of climate change, and biographies of Roger Bacon and Eadweard Muybridge.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK, Brian was educated at the Manchester Grammar School and went on to read Natural Science (specializing in experimental physics) at Cambridge University. After graduating, he spent a year at Lancaster University where he gained a second MA in Operational Research, a discipline originally developed during the Second World War to apply the power of mathematics to warfare. It has since been widely applied to problem solving and decision making in business.[1]
From Lancaster, he joined British Airways, where he formed a new department tasked with providing all PC hardware, software and consultancy to the airline. When this was successfully running, he set up the Emerging Technologies Group, a team of the most eccentric but talented staff in the company, who researched and trialled technologies from fingerprint recognition to electronic cash. This emphasis on innovation led to training with Dr. Edward de Bono, and in 1994 he left BA to set up his own creativity consultancy, running courses on the development of new ideas and products, and the creative solution of business problems. His clients include the BBC, the Met Office, British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, Sony, Royal Bank of Scotland and many other blue-chips.
Brian is a regular speaker and has spoken at a range of venues, from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to the Dana Centre at the Science Museum (London). His book A Brief History of Infinity[2] was launched with a sell-out lecture at the Royal Institution in London. He is also a regular contributor to both radio and TV programmes and writes regular columns, features and reviews for numerous magazines, including PC Week, Computer Weekly, Personal Computer World, Innovative Leader, Professional Manager, BBC History Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Nature and House Beautiful.
Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
His books have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and even Indonesian.
His latest book The Global Warming Survival Kit[3] was published in the UK by Doubleday on 8th October 2007.
Brian lives in a Wiltshire village with his wife and twin children.
[edit] Science Books
- (2007) The Global Warming Survival Kit. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-61260-9.
- (2007) The Man Who Stopped Time. Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 978-0-309-10112-7.
- (2007) Getting Science. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-42199-7.
- (2006) The God Effect. St Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-34341-8.
- (2003) A Brief History of Infinity. Constable & Robinson. ISBN 1-84119-650-9.
- (2003) The First Scientist. Constable & Robinson. ISBN 1-84119-618-5.
- (2001) Light Years. Piatkus. ISBN 0-7499-2197-8.
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.popularscience.co.uk/brianclegg/meet/index.htm Biographical details from Brian Clegg's website
- ^ Clegg, B: "A Brief History of Infinity". Constable & Robinson, 2003
- ^ Clegg, B: "The Global Warming Survival Kit". Doubleday, 2007
