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Lewis Ryan Dartnell (born November 21, 1980) is an author, presenter and astrobiology research fellow at the Space Research Centre, University of Leicester. He is best known to the public as a popular science writer, especially for The Knowledge: How To Rebuild Our World From Scratch.

Dartnell was born in the UK, but spent much of his childhood years abroad, as his father was posted overseas while working as an engineer for British Airways. He attended Charterhouse School in Surrey from 1994-99. Dartnell was awarded a first class Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Oxford. Dartnell completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Astrobiology at University College London. His thesis, Computer modeling and experimental work on the astrobiological implications of the Martian subsurface ionising radiation environment, was subsequently reprinted under the title of Martian Death Rays.