Andy McIntosh

Andy McIntosh is professor of thermodynamics and combustion theory at the University of Leeds in Britain. He is the author of Genesis for Today (2010), a book on creationism.

A research group led by McIntosh has developed a spray technology known as µMist. It was inspired by the toxic gas which the bombardier beetle can emit to defend itself. This work was recognized as an "outstanding contribution to innovation and technology" by Times Higher Education at an award ceremony in London in 2010.

In 2006, Richard Dawkins wrote a letter to the Guardian denouncing McIntosh's view that evolution violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Publications and patents

• Origins: Examining the Evidence (Truth in Science, 2011) ISBN 978-0956963109
• The Delusion of Evolution (New Life Publishing Co, 2010) ISBN 978-1904835028
• Genesis for Today: Showing the Relevance of the Creation/Evolution Debate to Today's Society (foreword by Ken Ham) (Day One Publications, 2000) ISBN 978-1-903087-15-2
• Shah, AA; Brindley, J; McIntosh, AC; Radernacher, J The effects of heat exchange and fluid production on the ignition of a porous solid. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications, vol. 9, pp. 562–584. 2008.
• McIntosh, AC Combustion, fire, and explosion in nature - some biomimetic possibilities. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol. 221, pp. 1157–1163. 2007.
• Beheshti, N; McIntosh, AC A biomimetic study of the explosive discharge of the Bombardier Beetle. International Journal of Design and Nature, vol. 1, pp. 61–69. 2007.
• McIntosh, AC; Beheshti, N Drug Delivery – Spray system based on bombardier beetle. 2010.
• McIntosh, AC; Beheshti, N 60/720,716 (UOL Ref: UOL 05012/US/P1 Vapour Explosion Device. 2005.