Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire
Robert Poole is author of "Earthrise: a Short History of the Whole Earth" (2nd edition, 2023), the critically acclaimed book about the first views of the Earth from space and their impact on humanity, particularly on the environmental movement. He has also written essays on the 1968 cult science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey," and studies British history. Robert is a professor of history at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom, where he is a Guild Research Fellow and Reader in History.
