Joel Levy is a writer and journalist specializing in science and history. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Newton's Notebook, Scientific Feuds: From Galileo to the Human Genome Project, Poison: An Illustrated History, and The Bedside Book of Chemistry. He has also written features and articles for the British press, and has appeared on national television and numerous local and national radio shows. A long-term student of the history of science and medicine, Joel has a BSc in Biological Sciences and an MA in Psychology.
