Jo Marchant

Jo Marchant is a freelance journalist specializing in science and history. After gaining a BSc in genetics and a PhD in microbiology[1] she became a science writer, and is the author of Decoding the Heavens, an exploration of the history and significance of the Antikythera mechanism, The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy, and Cure: A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body (shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016).[2] A former editor of the science journal Nature and opinion editor at New Scientist magazine in London, she has written for The Guardian and The Economist.[1]

Marchant writes that "the idea for Decoding the Heavens came about in November 2006, when I was an editor at the science journal Nature. A research paper was due to be published revealing the workings of a sophisticated ancient device called the Antikythera mechanism. The story grabbed me immediately, and I was desperate to find out more about this mysterious contraption. I travelled to Athens to see the remains of the mechanism, and to meet those who have studied it and hear their stories." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jo Marchant on science writing: 'You need a burning curiosity'". theguardian.com. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Shortlist for The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016 unveiled". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  3. ↑ "About Jo Marchand". decodingtheheavens.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.


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