John Emsley

JOHN EMSLEY is a British popular science writer, broadcaster, and academic who has authored more than 12 books. His recent books include Nature’s Building Blocks, Molecules at an Exhibition and The Consumer’s Good Chemical Guide.

Emsley’s The Consumer’s Good Chemical Guide won the Rhône-Poulenc Science Book Prize in 1995. He holds a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. in phosphorus chemistry from the Victoria University of Manchester, and held the position of Science Writer in Residence at Imperial College London and later at the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University.

When he’s not writing, Emsley draws on more than 25 years lecturing in chemistry at King’s College London, during which he authored or co-authored approximately 100 research papers. That depth of scientific knowledge underpins his popular science writing.

John lives in London.

John Emsley’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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