Aristotle (384-322 BCE) was a philosopher and writer from the Classical period in Ancient Greece. His work provides the intellectual methodology of most European-centred civilization, influencing the fundamental forms of all knowledge. Taught by Plato he went to to write about many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, philosophy, politics, government and the arts. Dr James Lees (new introduction) is a Physicist, Author, and Science Communicator who studied at The University of York and Stanford. He works as a researcher and can be found giving talks and workshops across the UK at various educational festivals on a wide variety of scientific topics. He also has several other books including Physics in 50 Milestone Moments and Who Knew? Physics . Professor Marika Taylor (Series Foreword) is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and Head of School within Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her research interests include all aspects of string theory, gravitational physics and quantum field theory.

In recent years much of her work has been focused on holographic dualities and their implications. Marika's research has featured in such publications as Physical Review , Journal of High Energy Physics and General Relativity and Gravitation among others.