David Bodanis lectured at the University of Oxford for many years, where he designed and taught the university's main survey of social studies, entitled 'An Intellectual Tool-Kit'. As a business consultant, he has worked with leading firms in Europe and America. He is author of the bestselling E=mc and other history and popular science books. Born in Chicago, he has lived in France and England most of his adult life. A single parent, he has two children, and lives in London.