One of its two authors is Professor Emeritus Frank Press. He was the Science Advisor to former US President Jimmy Carter, and for 12 years was the President of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.

• 普雷斯教授是此书的两位作者之一。他曾是美国前总统卡特的科学顾问，并任职华盛顿特区国家科学院主席长达12年。