Author

Books by Marcus Chown

Marcus Chown is a British cosmologist and science writer who studied physics at the University of Surrey and Caltech. He worked as a radio astronomer and has spent his career translating complex physics for general audiences. He writes for New Scientist and has authored several popular science books including The Magic Furnace, Our Universe, and We Need to Talk About Kelvin. His work focuses particularly on quantum theory, cosmology, and the history of scientific ideas, consistently aiming to make difficult concepts feel human rather than intimidating.