About the Author

Peter Forbes, a writer, journalist, and editor with a longstanding interest in the relationship between art and science, is the author of The Gecko's Foot. Since 2004 he has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.

Reviews

""Dazzled and Deceived" is surely destined to become a classic. Peter Forbes has written a compelling and fascinating history of mimicry and camouflage; but, much more than that, he persuades us that mimicry is at the heart of the story of evolution. He has found an exciting and novel way of presenting this ever-intractable story, and raises important questions which the theory of evolution has hardly begun to answer." Christopher Potter, author of "You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe
"--Christopher Potter"

"From the great battle of life in nature to the great battlefields of human conflict, mimicry is one of the oldest and most effective tricks in all warfare. In this fascinating synthesis of science, art and history, Peter Forbes chronicles the marvellous and ingenious devices that evolution has produced and humans have designed to deceive foes. "Dazzled and Deceived" is a delightful journey into our growing understanding of how life imitates art." - Sean B. Carroll, author of" Remarkable Creatures" and" The Making of the Fittest
"--Sean B Carroll"

"It is a long time since I read a book that gave me so much enjoyment and told me so much both about the animal world and about human ingenuity. This is a wonderful story, engagingly told." -Michael Ruse, author of "Darwin and its Discontents
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"This is a fascinating exploration of the use of visual trickery to disguise the nature of objects both in the living world and in the military Overall a wonderful topic that really hasn t been given enough coverage, especially given its importance in understanding the mechanisms of evolution better, and an excellent book. Highly recommended." Brian Clegg, Popular Science
--Brian Clegg"Popular Science" (01/28/2010)"

""Dazzled and Deceived" tells a fine story. It is a delight . . . I unhesitatingly recommend the book to both scientists and nonscientists."--;i>American Scientist
"--Steven Vogel "American Scientist "