Henry Gee
Henry Gee (born April 24, 1962 in London , England ) is an English science journalist and author in the fields of paleontology and evolutionary biology .
Life
Gee holds a BS from the University of Leeds and a PhD from Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge . There he played the keyboard for a jazz band in his spare time .
Since 1987 he has worked for the biology department of the British journal Nature and is now senior editor for topics in the field of biology. He is also the author of several popular science books on the history of the evolution of mankind and the animal world. He is also the editor of Mallorn , the official journal of the Tolkien Society .
Publications
- Before the Backbone: Views on the Origin of the Vertebrates . Springer Science and Business Media, New York 1996, ISBN 0-412-48300-9 .
- In Search of Deep Time: Beyond the Fossil Record to a New History of Life . Comstock Publishing, Sacramento, California, USA 1999, ISBN 0-684-85421-X .
- A Field Guide of Dinosaurs: The Essential Handbook for Travelers in the Mesozoic. illustrated by Luis Rey. Hauppage, Barron's Educational Series, 2003, ISBN 0-7641-5511-3 .
- Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome . WW Norton & Co., New York 2004, ISBN 0-393-05083-1 .
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The Science of Middle Earth: Explaining the Science Behind the Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor 2004, ISBN 1-59360-023-2 .
- German by Marcel Bülles: The science at Tolkien . Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-50435-0 .
- The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution . The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2013, ISBN 978-0-226-28488-0 .
- as editor
- Futures from Nature. 100 speculative fictions. Tor Books, New York City, USA 2008, ISBN 978-0-7653-1805-3 .
- with Colin Sullivan: Nature Futures 2 . Tor Books, New York City, USA 2013, ISBN 978-1-4668-7998-0 .
Web links
- Biography in Nature (en.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gee, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |