Keith Mansfield (born 1965) is an English writer and publisher. He is the author of the

Johnny Mackintosh Johnny Mackintosh is the fictional hero of a series of books by English novelist Keith Mansfield, published by Quercus Books. The first title in the series, '' Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London'', opens on his thirteenth birthday and fin ...

series of novels, has scripted and advised on several television programmes, including ''

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'' for the UK network ITV. He was formerly a book editor at

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(when it was controlled by

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) where he was responsible for science encyclopedias mainly intended for post-graduates and then worked at

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(OUP). After a period working on computer science books for

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(now part of

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), he returned to OUP as a commissioning editor of science books. His first novel, ''

Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London ''Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London'' is the first novel in a series of young adult books written by Keith Mansfield and published by Quercus. The book opens on the thirteenth birthday of the title character and is written entirely fr ...

'', was long-listed for the New Horizons Book Award 2010 and shortlisted for the

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2011. As a publisher at OUP, he signed

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for Bostrom's book '' Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies'' on the dangers and opportunities of

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and

Robin Hanson Robin Dale Hanson (born August 28, 1959) is an American economist and author. He is associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a former research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Hanson is k ...

's book on a future society dominated by the products of brain emulation, ''

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''. Born in Scunthorpe, England and schooled in Nottingham (

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and

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), he studied mathematics and physics at

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, Mansfield's work is known for the way it weaves scientific ideas and concepts into the general narrative. Mansfield lives in

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, London and is the recipient of a Hawthornden Fellowship. His novels have been translated into Dutch and Norwegian.

Bibliography

*''Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London'' (

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, 2008) *''Johnny Mackintosh: Star Blaze'' (

, 2010) *''Johnny Mackintosh: Battle for Earth'' (

, 2011) *''The Future in Minutes'' (

, 2019)

References

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* 1965 births Living people 21st-century English novelists Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at Nottingham High School People educated at West Bridgford School English male novelists 21st-century English male writers {{UK-novelist-stub