Bodanis, David

He specializes in making complex scientific concepts and historical narratives accessible to a general audience, most notably E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation.
Key Information

Major Works and Achievements:

• E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (2000): His most famous work, selling over a million copies. It was adapted into the PBS documentary Einstein's Big Idea and a South Bank Award-winning ballet.
• Electric Universe (2005): Winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Book of the Year.
• Passionate Minds (2006): A biography of 18th-century French scientist Émilie du Châtelet, which was a BBC Book of the Week.
• Einstein's Greatest Mistake (2016): Named Science Book of the Year by The Sunday Times.
• The Art of Fairness (2020): Explores how decency and kindness can be powerful tools for success. 

Education: He grew up in Chicago and studied mathematics, physics, and economics at the University of Chicago (AB 1977).

Journalism: He began his career as a foreign correspondent for the International Herald Tribune in Paris.

Academic & Consulting: Bodanis has lectured at the University of Oxford on intellectual history and social science methods. He serves as a business consultant for organizations such as Shell, the World Economic Forum (Davos), and the UK