John Sodeau is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at University College Cork, Ireland. Previously he taught and researched at Universities in UK, USA and Japan. Over a perio...view moreJohn Sodeau is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at University College Cork, Ireland. Previously he taught and researched at Universities in UK, USA and Japan. Over a period of 40 years, he has written many hundreds of thousands of words, but this novel is his first work combining his interests in literature, history, social justice and science. He is sometimes described as an air pollution and climate change campaigner.view less