Gavin D. J. Harper FRSA (born 1986) is a technology author based in Machynlleth, Wales.
[1] He left school aged 16 to work for a large engineering company before studying for A levels.
[2] Aged 16[2] he contacted the Open University and enrolled on a degree course in technology and, at the same time, started writing his first book 50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius.
[3]) He later studied for a master's degree in sustainable architecture with the University of East London.
[5] He is a member of the National Energy Foundation's Advisory Council[6] His works have been translated into Italian, Chinese and Korean.