Martin Sherwood

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Martin Sherwood (10 January 1942 – 10 May 2011) was a British science fiction author, organic chemist and an editor of Chemistry & Industry .

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His novels were Survival (New English Library, 1975, ISBN   0-450-30369-1) and Maxwell's Demon (Ultramarine, 1976, ISBN   0-450-02857-7; New English Library, 1976, ISBN   0-450-03300-7).

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Sherwood had a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and was editor of industry journal Chemistry & Industry from 1976.

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