Earth scientist
CHRIS TURNEY is the author of
1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica; Bones, Rocks and Stars: The Science of When Things Happened; and
Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past. His numerous awards include the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Medal for pioneering research into climate change (2007). He is currently Professor of Climate Change and Earth Science at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Please visit his websites: www.christurney.com and www.intrepidscience.com.