Nigel David McKail Ritchie-Calder (2 December 1931 – 25 June 2014) was a British science writer and climate change denier. Early life Nigel Calder was born on 2 December 1931. His father was Ritchie Calder. His mother was Mabel Jane Forbes McKail. He had four siblings, including historian Angus Calder (1942–2008), mathematician Allan Calder and educationist Isla Calder (1946–2000). He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Career Between 1956 and 1966, Calder wrote for the magazine New Scientist, serving as editor from 1962 until 1966. After that, he worked as an independent author and TV screenwriter. He conceived and scripted thirteen major documentaries and series concerning popular science subjects broadcast by the BBC and Channel 4 (London), with accompanying books. For his television work he received the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science during 1972. During 2004, his book Magic Universe was shortlisted for The Aventis Prizes for Science Books. Calder said that climate change science has been invaded by sophistry about man-made global warming. As early as 1980, he predicted that by 2030 "the much-advertised heating of the earth by the man-made carbon-dioxide 'greenhouse' [will fail] to occur; instead, there [will be] renewed concern about cooling and an impending ice age".<ref>The Book of Predictions, 28 years later, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2008.</ref> Calder participated in making the film The Great Global Warming Swindle. He also co-authored The Chilling Stars. Regarding global warming, Calder stated: "Governments are trying to achieve unanimity by stifling any scientist who disagrees. Einstein could not have got funding under the present system." Personal life His wife (Elisabeth Palmer) was formerly an adviser on language teaching for the London Chamber of Commerce. They had two sons, including travel writer Simon Calder, and three daughters. Death Calder died in Crawley, West Sussex, England on 25 June 2014, aged 82. Works 1957 Electricity Grows Up—author, for Phoenix 1957 Robots—author, for Phoenix 1958 Radio Astronomy—author, for Phoenix 1965 The World in 1984—editor, for Penguin etc. 1967 The Environment Game—author, for Secker, Holt, etc. 1968 Unless Peace Comes—editor, for Allen Lane, Viking etc. 1969 The Violent Universe—author, for BBC, Viking, etc. 1969 Technopolis—author, for McGibbon & Kee, Shuster, etc. 1970 The Mind of Man—author, for BBC, Viking, etc. 1970 Living Tomorrow—author, for Penguin Education 1972 The Restless Earth—author, for BBC, Viking, etc. 1973 Nature in the Round—editor, for Weidenfeld 1973 The Life Game—author,