Chris Woodford writes popular science books for adults and children.
Chris has an M.A. in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, where he specialized in physics and experimental psychology.
His first job was at IBM's Hursley Park research and development laboratory near Winchester, England. In 1990, he left IBM to study advertising and design with legendary creative guru John Gillard at The School of Communication Arts in London.
After working briefly as an advertising copywriter, Chris moved to Dorling Kindersley (DK), the leading educational and family-reference publisher, where he worked as a science editor, before becoming a full-time science writer in 1997.
In the last decade or so, Chris has written, co-written, or contributed to dozens of science and technology publications which, between them, have sold several million copies, been translated into over 20 languages, and won or been shortlisted for numerous awards. Recent books include DK's worldwide bestseller Cool Stuff and How it Works and the follow-up Cool Stuff 2.0 (published in the UK as The Gadget Book), co-written with Jon Woodcock. Chris has also recently worked as a consultant and contributor on Richard Hammond's first DK book Can You Feel the Force, which scooped the Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books in 2007.
