Keith Mansfield (born 1965) is an English writer and publisher. He is the author of the Johnny Mackintosh 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 Pergamon Press (when it was controlled by Robert Maxwell) where he was responsible for science encyclopedias mainly intended for post-graduates and then worked at Oxford University Press (OUP). After a period working on computer science books for Addison-Wesley (now part of Pearson), 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 (writer), Keith Mansfield and published by Quercus. The book opens on the thirteenth birthday of the title character a ...

'' was long-listed for the

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2010 and shortlisted for the

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2011. As a publisher at OUP, he signed

Nick Bostrom Nick Bostrom ( ; sv, Niklas Boström ; born 10 March 1973) is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, and the rev ...

for Bostrom's book '' Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies'' on the dangers and opportunities of artificial intelligence and Robin Hanson'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 (

Nottingham High School , motto_translation = Praise to the end , address = Waverley Mount , city = Nottingham , county = Nottinghamshire , postcode = NG7 4ED , country = England , coordinates = , type = Independent day school , established = , closed = , religious ...

and

West Bridgford School The West Bridgford School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. History Grammar school The school used to be a grammar school and was then known as West Bridgford County Sec ...

), he studied mathematics and physics at Trinity College, Cambridge, 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'' ( Quercus, 2008) *''Johnny Mackintosh: Star Blaze'' ( Quercus, 2010) *''Johnny Mackintosh: Battle for Earth'' ( Quercus, 2011) *''The Future in Minutes'' ( Quercus, 2019)

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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