The author, Frank Close, is ideally suited to delve into this multifarious topic as he is both a distinguished physicist as well as a prolific writer of books inspired by physical issues. He has published over 200 research papers and is currently professor emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
The author, Alexander Clapp, is an investigative journalist based in Greece who has published reports in a variety of leading publications, including The New York Times, The Economist, The London Review of Books and The Guardian Long Read. His incisive reporting has been widely recognised by numerous journalism awards. Waste Wars is his first book.