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Nigel Calder (born December 2 1931) is a British science writer.

Between 1956 and 1966, Calder wrote for the magazine New Scientist, serving as editor from 1962 to 1966. Since that time, he has worked as an independent author and TV screenwriter. He has conceived and scripted thirteen major documentaries and series on popular science subjects broadcast by the BBC and Channel 4 (London), with accompanying books. For his television work he received the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science in 1972. In 2004, his book Magic Universe was shortlisted for The Aventis Prizes for Science Books.

Nigel Calder is the son of the late Lord Peter Ritchie Calder, a brother of the historian Angus Calder and the father of travel writer Simon Calder. His other children are Sarah (business writer), Penny (museums writer and consultant), Jo (working in an IT company) and Kate (public relations consultant). His wife Liz is his literary agent and was formerly an adviser on language teaching for the London Chambers of Commerce.

Regarding global warming, Calder said:

• "Governments are trying to achieve unanimity by stifling any scientist who disagrees. Einstein could not have got funding under the present system."

Works

2007 The Chilling Stars – joint author with Henrik Svensmark for Icon Books, etc.

2005 Albert Einstein: Relativity – introduction to a Penguin Classic, Penguin USA

2005 Einstein’s Universe (updated for Einstein Year) – author, for Penguin UK & USA, etc.

2003 Magic Universe: The Oxford Guide to Modern Science -- author, for Oxford UP, etc.

1999 Success Story: 30 Discoveries -- compiler, for European Space Agency

1997 The Manic Sun -- author, for Pilkington Press etc.

1995 Beyond This World -- author, for European Space Agency

1994 Comets: Speculations and Science -- reissue by Dover of The Comet is Coming!

1993 Hubble Space Telescope: The Harvest So Far -- author, for European Space Agency

1992 Giotto to the Comets -- author, for Presswork and Springer

1991 Spaceship Earth -- author, for Viking UK etc.

1990 Scientific Europe -- general editor, for Foundation Scientific Europe

1988 Future Earth -- a contributing editor, for Croome Helm, etc.

1986 The Green Machines -- author, for Putnam, etc.

1986 The English Channel -- author, for Viking and Chatto

1983 1984 and Beyond -- author, for Century and Viking

1983 Timescale: Atlas of the Fourth Dimension -- author, for Viking etc.

1980 The Comet is Coming! -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc. – reissued 1994

1979 Nuclear Nightmares -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1979 Einstein's Universe -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc. – reissued 2005

1978 Spaceships of the Mind -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1977 The Key to the Universe -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1976 The Human Conspiracy -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1974 The Weather Machine -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1973 The Life Game -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1973 Nature in the Round -- editor, for Weidenfeld

1972 The Restless Earth -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1970 Living Tomorrow -- author, for Penguin Education

1970 The Mind of Man -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1969 Technopolis -- author, for McGibbon & Kee, Shuster, etc.

1969 The Violent Universe -- author, for BBC, Viking, etc.

1968 Unless Peace Comes -- editor, for Allen Lane, Viking etc.

1967 The Environment Game -- author, for Secker, Holt, etc.

1965 The World in 1984 -- editor, for Penguin etc.

1958 Radio Astronomy -- author, for Phoenix

1957 Robots -- author, for Phoenix

1957 Electricity Grows Up -- author, for Phoenix

References

• Gullen, Zoe; Daniel Sefton, ed. (2005). Debrett's People of Today. ISBN 1-870520-05-X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |pblisher= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

External links

• An experiment that hints we are wrong on climate change

1. "Scientists threatened for 'climate denial'". Retrieved 2007-03-12.

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• British science writers
• Aventis Prize for Science Books
• Old Merchant Taylors
• 1931 births
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• Global warming skeptics