伊恩·斯圖爾特博士是英國沃裏剋大學數學教授，單獨或與他人閤作撰寫瞭多部著作，其中包括《上帝投骰子嗎？》、《驚人的對稱》、《打破無序》和《自然之數》等。此外，他還是《美國數學雜誌》數學娛樂版的專欄作傢和《新數學傢雜誌》的數學顧問，並經常為《發現》和《科學》供稿。1995年，斯圖爾特因在科普工作中的傑齣貢獻，榮獲英國皇傢科學院頒發的法拉第勛章。

" Stewart writes with such compelling clarity that general readers can share in the intellectual daring of his perspective." — Booklist An invitation to a hidden world In Life’ s Other Secret, mathematician and award-winning science writer Ian Stewart reveals the way mathematics describes the origin, structure, and evolution of life. Featuring a sumptuous gallery of color illustrations demonstrating nature’ s intricate wonders, here is an intriguing invitation to enter a world deepe than DNA, a world where number series bloom in springtime and equations gallop across the plains. From the latest theory of how life started to the rules governing the shapes into which animals grow to the ancient patterns of evolution, Stewart illuminates the fundamental forces that shape our world.