Science Writing - Notable English-language Popularizers of Science

Notable English-language Popularizers of Science

In alphabetical order by last name:

• John Acorn, naturalist and broadcaster known as the "Nature Nut"
• Amir Aczel, author and mathematician
• Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and broadcaster
• Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical physicist, author and science communicator
• Michael Allaby, writes on science, ecology and weather
• Natalie Angier, science journalist and writer
• Isaac Asimov, biochemist, science fiction writer and author
• Peter Atkins, physical chemist and author
• David Attenborough, naturalist and broadcaster
• Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
• Johnny Ball, broadcaster and math popularizer
• John D. Barrow, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and cosmologist; author of numerous journal articles, and books for general readers
• David Bellamy, broadcaster, author, and botanist
• Bob Berman, astronomer
• Adrian Berry, science author and columnist
• Howard Bloom, author
• David Bodanis, author
• Daniel J. Boorstin, author and Librarian of Congress
• John Brockman, specializing authorship in scientific literature
• Jacob Bronowski, mathematician, biologist, historian of science, author and pioneering science broadcaster
• Bill Bryson, author
• Rob Buckman, doctor of medicine, broadcaster, columnist, author
• James Burke, broadcaster, television producer, and author; best known for the science historian BBC TV series Connections
• Nigel Calder, broadcaster and journalist
• Fritjof Capra, physicist and author
• Sean Carroll, cosmologist, blogger, and author
• Rachel Carson, marine biologist, conservationist, author
• Marcus Chown, author and science journalist
• Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction author, inventor, and futurist
• Brian Clegg, author
• Jack Cohen, reproductive biologist
• Heather Couper, astronomer, broadcaster and author
• Brian Cox, broadcaster, musician and physicist
• Paul Davies, physicist, author and broadcaster
• Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and author
• Michael DeBakey, world-renowned cardiac surgeon, innovator, and author
• Daniel Dennett, philosopher, cognitive scientist and author
• Alexander Dewdney, mathematician, computer scientist and philosopher
• Jared Diamond, evolutionist, physiologist, biogeographer and author
• Robin Dunbar, anthropology; evolutionary psychology, culture and language; and specialist in primate behaviour
• Marcus Du Sautoy, author, broadcaster, Professor of Mathematics
• David Eagleman, neuroscientist and author
• Sir Arthur Eddington, astrophysicist
• Loren Eiseley, Professor of Anthropology and History of Science
• Peter Fairley, journalist and broadcaster
• Michael Faraday, scientist and lecturer
• Kenneth Feder, archaeologist, skeptic, lecturer, and author
• Timothy Ferris, science writer and best-selling author of twelve books
• Richard Feynman, physicist and author
• Brian J. Ford, biologist, lecturer and author
• George Gamow, physicist, cosmologist and author
• Martin Gardner, mathematician, author, skeptic & polymath extraordinaire
• Atul Gawande, surgeon and author
• Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author
• James Gleick, author and journalist
• Ben Goldacre, medical doctor, psychiatrist and author
• Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian; author of numerous essays, articles, and books
• Brian Greene, physicist
• Susan Greenfield, brain physiologist, writer and broadcaster
• Richard Gregory, neuropsychologist, author and editor of several books
• John Gribbin, astronomer and author
• Heinz Haber, physicist and author
• Thomas Hager, author and science journalist
• J. B. S. Haldane, biologist and author
• Bas Haring, philosopher and author
• Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author
• Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and author
• Don Herbert, a.k.a. Mr. Wizard, broadcaster
• Christopher Hitchens, author, journalist and essayist
• Roald Hoffmann, chemist
• Douglas Hofstadter, computer scientist, cognitive scientist and author
• Lancelot Hogben, experimental zoologist and medical statistician, with many popularising books on science, mathematics and language
• Julian Huxley, eminent scientist, author, and first Director of UNESCO
• Jamie Hyneman, special effects artist and TV personality (MythBusters)
• Jay Ingram, broadcaster and author (Daily Planet)
• Steve Irwin, wildlife expert and conservationist; TV personality of the worldwide-fame wildlife documentary TV series (The Crocodile Hunter)
• Steven Johnson, author
• Steve Jones, evolutionary biologist and author
• Horace Freeland Judson, historian of molecular biology and author
• Olivia Judson, evolutionary biologist, broadcaster and author
• Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and author
• Lawrence Krauss, physicist and author
• Robert Krulwich, broadcaster
• Karl Kruszelnicki, a.k.a. Dr Karl, broadcaster
• Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist
• John Lennox, mathematician and author
• Roger Lewin, British anthropologist
• Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologist, geneticist and author
• Chris Lintott, astrophysicist
• Bob McDonald, CBC journalist and host of Quirks and Quarks
• Alister McGrath, molecular biologist and author
• Lynn Margulis, evolutionary biologist and author
• Robert Matthews, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist, and distinguished science journalist
• Peter Medawar, biologist, called by Richard Dawkins "the wittiest of all scientific writers" and by New Scientist "perhaps the best science writer of his generation".
• Fulvio Melia, physicist, astrophysicist and author
• Julius Sumner Miller, physicist and broadcaster
• Ashley Montagu, anthropologist and humanist, authored by over 60 books
• Sir Patrick Moore, amateur astronomer and broadcaster
• Desmond Morris, zoologist, ethologist and author
• Philip Morrison, physicist, known for his numerous books & TV programs
• PZ Myers, professor and author of the science blog Pharyngula
• Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
• Jayant Narlikar, cosmologist and author
• Steven Novella, skeptic and advocate of science-based medicine
• Bill Nye, broadcaster and mechanical engineer, known as the Science Guy
• Tor Nørretranders, author
• Robert Olby, author and historian of science
• Chad Orzel, physicist and author
• John Allen Paulos, mathematician and author
• Fred Pearce, journalist at New Scientist
• Yakov I. Perelman, author
• Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist and author
• Phil Plait, astronomer and skeptic who runs the Bad Astronomy website
• Martyn Poliakoff, British chemist, featured in the YouTube The Periodic Table of Videos series
• John Polkinghorne, physicist and author
• Robert Pollack, biologist and author
• Carolyn Porco, leader of Cassini Imaging Team
• Roy Porter, prolific work on the history of medicine
• Christopher Potter, publisher, philosopher and author
• Magnus Pyke, food scientist, broadcaster and author
• V. S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist, cognitive scientist and author
• James Randi, stage magician, skeptic and author
• Mark Ridley, zoologist, evolutionary scientist and author
• Matt Ridley, zoologist, journalist and author
• Alice Roberts, anatomist, anthropologist, television presenter and author
• Steven Rose, biologist, neurobiologist, broadcaster and author
• Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author
• Carl Sagan, astrobiologist, astronomer, broadcaster and author
• Kirsten Sanford, neurophysiologist and broadcaster
• Adam Savage, special effects artist and TV personality (MythBusters)
• Seth Shostak, astronomer, broadcaster and author
• Simon Singh, physicist, mathematician and author
• Iain Stewart, geologist and broadcaster
• Ian Stewart, mathematician and author
• David Suzuki, broadcaster, geneticist and environmental activist
• Lewis Thomas, physician, poet, etymologist, and essayist
• Chriet Titulaer, Dutch astronomer, author and broadcaster
• Colin Tudge, biologist and author
• Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and author
• Kevin Warwick, biomedical scientist, roboticist and author
• Michael White, musician and science writer
• Norbert Wiener, mathematician, author; the father of cybernetics
• Robert Winston, medical doctor, scientist, TV presenter and author
• Richard Wiseman, psychologist and author
• Stephen Wolfram, mathematics, theoretical physics, scientific computing
• Lewis Wolpert, developmental biologist, author and broadcaster
• Carl Zimmer, science writer and author of the science blog The Loom