Educated Imperial College, London (BSc 1st class honours, Physics and Mathematics, 1964; PhD, Theory of Elementary Particles, 1967) . During the 1960s, Fraser wrote some short-story fiction as a hobby. By 1970 Fraser combined two very different interests by becoming a reporter for Computer Weekly and later returned to science as an in-house writer and editor at major laboratories. From 1980-2002 Fraser was Editor of CERN Courier, the monthly magazine of the international high energy physics community. He has given talks at university science departments, in a mosque, and for TV programmes.

• 1. A turban in Stockholm ; 2. The tapestry of a sub-continent ; 3. Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis ; 4. A mathematical childhood ; 5. From mathematics to physics ; 6. The men who knew infinities ; 7. Not so splendid isolation ; 8. 'Think of something better' ; 9. The arrogant theory ; 10. Uniting nations of science ; 11. Trieste ; 12. Electroweak ; 13. Quark Liberation Front ; 14. Demise ; 15. Prejudice and pride ; Bibliography

Review from previous edition Fraser's well researched contribution provides a transparent description on the creation of the standard model that merits attention from physicists and historians alike. Cosmic Anger is highly recommended.