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Simon Ings

サイモン・イングズ

Saimon Inguzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-07 （Horndean）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Horndean → Petersfield → London

Career

Occupations
novelist, science writer
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
New Scientist (culture editor)
Influenced By
M. John Harrison, Charles Stross

Education

Churcher's College
Country: United Kingdom
School in Petersfield
King's College London
Country: United Kingdom
Birkbeck College
Country: United Kingdom

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Eye: A Natural History

2007 Non-fiction

Delved into the science of vision exploring the chemistry, physics and biology of the eye.

Stalin and the Scientists

2016 Non-fiction

A History of Triumph and Tragedy 1905–1953.

Bibliography

  • Hot Head
  • City of the Iron Fish
  • Hotwire
  • Headlong
  • Painkillers
  • The Weight of Numbers
  • Dead Water
  • Wolves
  • The Smoke
  • The Eye: A Natural History
  • A Natural History of Seeing
  • Stalin and the Scientists
  • The Braining of Mother Lamprey
  • The Black Lotus
  • Grand Prix
  • Volatile
  • Open Veins
  • Myxamatosis
  • Ménage
  • Russian Vine
  • Myxomatosis
  • Menage
  • The Convert
  • Elephant
  • The Wedding Party
  • Zoology

Legacy

English novelist and science writer known for numerous novels and non-fiction works. Served as culture editor at New Scientist.