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'Different Engines'
My book, Different Engines: : How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science, written with Neil Hook, has recently been published by MacMillan Science. It's the first popular science book to explore the relationship between science and science fiction. Read more about Different Engines in Books. Events
Upcoming events:Tuesday 1 - Friday 4 July, ASB3: The Living Universe, the Third Conference of the Astrobiology Society of Britain, The Atrium, University of Glamorgan, Cardiff
'Top 10 Mad Doctors of Cinema'
Maybe you'd like to listen in on these podcasts? They're on the Top 10 Mad Doctors of Cinema from the contemporary inventory of terrors from film and fiction. The podcasts feature the following mad doctors: Faustus, Frankenstein, Jekyll, Moreau, Caligari, Rotwang, Lector and Strangelove. About
This is the website of Mark Brake, author, broadcaster and communicator of science.
I write popular science books, and have done science communication work in film, television and radio on five continents, including work with NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, and the BBC. You can find out more about my work in Services.
Current Projects
I have just finished writing, along with my colleague Neil Hook, a popular science book for Boxtree MacMillan and the Science Museum. The book was showcased in June 2008 at the Space, Time, Machine and Monster conference, sponsored by The Welsh Academy.The book is to be launched on 18 July 2008 by the Science Museum.