Tom Standage
Journalist, author and editor
Tom Standage is a British journalist and author who is deputy editor of The Economist. He has written history books, including A History of the World in 6 Glasses.
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British Born 1969 in England, United Kingdom
About Tom Standage
Tom Standage was born in 1969 in England and studied at Oxford University. He started his career writing about science and technology for The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. He joined The Economist in 1998 as a science correspondent. He later served as technology editor, business editor and digital editor, and he is now its deputy editor, with responsibility for its digital strategy. His books include The Victorian Internet, a history of the telegraph, and A History of the World in 6 Glasses, which was a New York Times bestseller. Our catalog also includes A Brief History of Motion. Standage also speaks regularly on technology trends.