Brian Clegg

Science Writer

Brian Clegg is a science writer whose work has appeared in Nature, Playboy, BBC History, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His most recent book is Ten Billion Tomorrows (2015). He lives in Wiltshire.

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Written by Brian Clegg

A photo sequence showing a horse and rider galloping, with 12 frames capturing different stages of the horse’s stride.

essayHistory of technology

Getting things moving

The most important moments in invention are sometimes the imaginative leaps – even when they turn out to be dead-ends

Brian Clegg

Illustration of a space capsule launching into a starry sky with clouds and light rays below.

essayTravel

How we lost the Moon

The Moon has always enchanted dreamers, but Apollo is a fading memory and routine lunar travel seems as remote as ever

Brian Clegg