Born: Corsham, Wiltshire, Eng., m. Janice May Smith, 4
children, 2 foster children. Student, King's School,
Peterborough; Cardiff Univ. Engl.; Mem. Court. Univ. Cardiff,
1982-87, 91-, fellow, 1986-; Lectr. Brit. Coun. Divsn. Foreign
and Commonwealth Office, 1978, Inter Micro, Chicago, 1984-.
Co-author, The Cardiff Book, 1971, Viral
Pollution of the Environment, 1983, Sex and Health,
1989.
Founding Editor: Biology History, 1988, mem.
editorial bd., 1989-, editor-in-chief, 1993-; founding editor, Science
Diary, 1967-78, and Sci. & Tech. Authors' Newsletter,
1987-88; Voice of British Industry, Contbg. editor
1967-69; European Biotechnology Newsletter 1986-, cons.
sci. editor Guinness Book of Records, 1993-, writer, The
Human Body (Julie and Robert Brown), 1992; prodr. & dir.
(film) The Fund;
Creator radio and TV programs Science Now, Where are
you Taking Us?, It's Your Line, Food for Thought, Computer
Challenge; contbr. The Times, Guardian, New Scientist,
Nature, Microscopy, Private Eye, Brit. Med. Journ., reports
in field.
Fellow, Royal Microscopical Soc., Inst. Biology (chmn.
history com. 1989-, mem. public policy com. 1993-, mem. council
1995-), Cambridge Philos. Soc.; Hon. mem. Keynes Coll. U. Kent
(1988-), Linnean Soc. London (surveyor sci. instruments 1985-,
mem. council 1992-, zoological secretary 1994-), Nat. Book League
(mem. council 1983-86), Royal Soc. Health (vice-chmn. nutrition
1988-89), European Union Sci. Journalists Assns. (Brussels, Pres.
1984-86), Soc. Authors (chmn. sci. and tech. writers 1986-88),
Cambridge Soc. for Application Rsch. (mem. council 1994-),
Cambridge Univ. Soc. for Cognitive Rsch. (life), Soc. for History
of Sci., Friends of Cambridge Univ. Libr. (life), Savage Club
(dep. chmn., head of entertainments), Old Petriburgians' Assoc.
(chmn 1992-94), BBC Club, Architecture Club, Quekett Micros.
Club. Director, British Mensa Ltd 1993-, National Science Centre
1995-, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 1994-.
Achievements include pioneering research in theory of
development of life from prebiotic molecules in outer space;
research in interdisciplinary science, plant physiology,
microbial ecology, hemostatic mechanisms, biohazard, science
education, development of science, history of microscope.
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