Stephen Walker
<p>Stephen Walker was born in London. He has a BA in History from Oxford and an MA in the History of Science from Harvard. His previous book was <em>Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima,</em> a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller. As well as being a writer he is also an award-winning documentary director. His films have won an Emmy, a BAFTA and the Rose d’Or, Europe’s most prestigious documentary award.</p>