Ellison Hawks

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Ellison Hawks

1889–1971

A prolific British writer on science, engineering, and practical technology, remembered for making modern inventions feel exciting and understandable to ordinary readers. His books introduced generations of young and adult readers to subjects ranging from electricity and transport to the natural world.

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Bees, Shown to the Children

Bees, Shown to the Children

by Ellison Hawks

About the author

Born in 1889, Ellison Hawks became known as a remarkably productive popular writer who focused on science, mechanics, transport, and other practical subjects. His work was aimed at general readers, and especially at younger audiences, with an emphasis on clear explanation and curiosity rather than heavy technical language.

Across many books, he wrote about electrical inventions, motor cars, the night sky, insects, and everyday technology. That range suggests a writer deeply interested in how the modern world worked and eager to share that excitement in an accessible way.

Hawks died in 1971. Although he is less widely remembered today than some other popular science writers, his books capture an era when new machines and discoveries were transforming daily life and readers were hungry for plain-speaking guides to understand them.