Tom Standage is business editor at The Economist magazine and the author of four history books, including "A History of the World in Six Glasses", a New York Times bestseller, and "The Victorian Internet", described by the Wall Street Journal as a "dot-com cult classic". Tom has also written for publications including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times and Wired. He holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University, and is the least musical member of a musical family. He is married and lives in Greenwich, London with his wife and children.
"A terrific writer" -- The New York Times
"Angular, toothsome" -- The Seattle Times
"Slender, talkative" -- The Boston Globe
Unofficial bio, by Ella, age 6, from 2006:
My daddys name is tom. he tells me storys. he likse beer coffee and rum. he has bron hair and blue eyes. he has a nose that looks funny. he is 36 years old. he is great! he has big ears. he works in The Economist. he ritse books. he isent very good at gardening. he dose smelly farts. I love him.
