{"title":"Brian Clegg","description":"\u003cp\u003eBRIAN CLEGG is the author of more than 40 popular science books, including biographies of Roger Bacon and Eadweard Muybridge. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Infinity\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClegg is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Institute of Physics. \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Infinity\u003c\/em\u003e was longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for science books. He holds an MA in Operational Research from Lancaster University and a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Clegg draws on a career that included operational research and computing at British Airways, followed by running his own consultancy in creative problem solving. That background in analytical and creative thinking informs his approach to making complex science accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian lives in Wiltshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Clegg’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"light-years-and-time-travel","title":"Light Years and Time Travel: An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eLight Years and Time Travel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"This immensely likeable work of pop science traces 'man's enduring fascination with light, ' from Aristotle's plans for a death ray (burning enemy ships with a giant array of mirrors) to a recent experiment that seems to have sent Mozart's 40th Symphony faster than light, and thus back through time. Clegg is very good at explaining the bizarre properties of light.\"-\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A fascinating book on a fascinating subject. It brings together all aspects of light in an unusual and compelling manner.\"-Sir Patrick Moore\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Light's properties often seem mysterious to the point of being unfathomable. Yet in this extraordinary book, Brian Clegg manages to explain them through the lives of those so fixated with light that they have shaped our perception of it. . . . Clegg's accessible writing style manages to encapsulate the lives of light's disciples with humorous and interesting anecdotes . . . quite awesome!\"-\u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620458160\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620458167\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Brian Clegg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185563107544,"sku":"9780471211822","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185563140312,"sku":"9781620458167","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470244111_FC_mockup_v2_1738784250_458049b7-7b2c-4c62-9afb-f06eeea8ee52.jpg?v=1791995082"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-brian-clegg.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}