author
Ellison Hawks
1889–1971
A lively British popular-science writer, he turned machines, inventions, and everyday industry into clear, fascinating stories for general readers. His books helped generations of young and curious readers see how the modern world worked.
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Bees, Shown to the Children
by Ellison Hawks
About the author
Born in Hull on March 13, 1889, he became known as a British writer who specialized in popular science and technology. He wrote a large number of books that explained inventions, gadgets, manufacturing, and other practical subjects in an accessible way.
He was also closely connected with Meccano Magazine, serving as its editor from 1921 while working as an advertising manager for Meccano. That link to hands-on engineering and model building fits well with the tone of his writing, which often aimed to make science feel concrete, useful, and exciting.
He died on April 5, 1971. Today he is remembered for bringing science and technology to ordinary readers in a friendly, straightforward style that matched the great age of popular mechanics and discovery.