Communicating Science Clearly: A Self-Help Guide for Students and Researchers
My latest book Communicating Science Clearly: A Self-Help Guide For Students and Researchers was published by CRC Press on November 29th 2023. Read more about the book on the publisher’s website. Buy a copy on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth
My first solo popular science book Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth was published by Icon Books on September 1st 2022. Read more about the book on the publisher’s website. Buy a copy on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
Understanding Solid State Physics
My undergraduate textbook Understanding Solid State Physics was first published by Taylor & Francis in December 2009, and is currently in use as a core text in universities around the world. A second edition came out in April 2021.
Outside the Research Lab series
My Outside the Research Lab book series for students and general readers is part of IOP Concise Physics. The third book, Outside the Research Lab Volume 3: Physics in Sport was published in 2019, while Volume 2: Physics in Vintage and Modern Transport came out in 2018, and Volume 1: Physics in the Arts, Architecture, and Design in 2017. For these books, I interviewed experts in fields ranging from sculpture and movie sound recording, to high performance car design and sports coaching, who explained how physics helps them in their work.
The Way Science Works
The children’s popular science book The Way Science Works, which I co-authored with the late Robin Kerrod, was published by Dorling Kindersley in April 2002. In 2003, The Way Science Works was shortlisted for the Junior Prize in the Aventis Prizes for Science Books.
Contributions to ’30-Second’ Popular Science Books
I have contributed to the popular science books 30-Second Quantum Theory and 30-Second Energy.