Thomas VernonThomas Vernon is a professional engineering geologist from Newcastle, Australia now living in Houston, Texas. He is the author of The Most Interesting Person in the Room: A brief guide to understanding the world. Thomas's writing career started in th academic field focusing on engineering and geological academic journal entries, financial reports, and business proposals. He is a multi-disciplinary professional, with a commerce degree from the University of Swinburne, Melbourne, an engineering degree from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and a geology degree from the University of Newcastle, Newcastle. His successful professional career has enabled him to travel the world, working in various industries. These adventures and experiences have transformed his writing to now focus on reference, humor, and general knowledge genres. Thomas effectively blends the technical world of science and technology into general knowledge and trivia style literature. Thomas shares his writing and curious findings on the website www.themostinterestingperson.net and its related social media accounts. Thomas and his wife Stephenie also share their travels and adventures through their combined social media account Birds of Adventure. Read More Read Less