text: Paul Sydney Braterman (born August 1938) is Emeritus Professor of chemistry at the University of North Texas and honorary senior Research Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.  Braterman is also a science writer and education campaigner. The author of "From Stars to Stalagmites", and over 120 technical publications, Braterman is a board member of the British Centre for Science Education, and the Scottish Secular Society. Braterman has campaigned successfully against creationism in the classroom in both England and Scotland.