(1962-    ) UK palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist who is a senior editor of Nature and introduced the "Futures" columns of sf vignettes in this science magazine. One hundred of these stories are collected as Futures from Nature (anth 2007), edited and introduced by Gee. His other publications include The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told! (2004), using J R R Tolkien's creation as the excuse for an entertaining popular-science discourse. [DRL]

Henry Gee

born Barnet, London: 24 April 1962

died

works (selected)

• The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told! (Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2004) [hb/Luis V Rey]

works as editor

• Futures from Nature (New York: Tor, 2007) [anth: hb/Howard Grossman/12E Design]

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