SettingsAmerican textbook writers
Abraham S. Luchins
Abraham S. Luchins was one of the most important American Gestalt Psychologists and a pioneer of group therapy.
Abraham S. Luchins was one of the most important American Gestalt Psychologists and a pioneer of group therapy.
Albert L. Lehninger
Albert Lester Lehninger was an American biochemist in the field of bioenergetics.
Albert Lester Lehninger was an American biochemist in the field of bioenergetics.
Alexander Smith (chemist)
Alexander Smith (1865-1922) was an American chemist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Alexander Smith (1865-1922) was an American chemist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Alexis Caswell
Alexis Caswell was an American educator, born in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Alexis Caswell was an American educator, born in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Arthur Mattuck
Arthur P. Mattuck is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Arthur P. Mattuck is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Aswath Damodaran
Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University (Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education), where he teaches corporate finance and equity val...
Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University (Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education), where he teaches corporate finance and equity val...
Avinash Kak
Avinash C. Kak is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University who has done pioneering research in several different aspects of information processing.
Avinash C. Kak is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University who has done pioneering research in several different aspects of information processing.
C. Brooke Worth
Charles Brooke Worth, MD was a naturalist and virologist who worked as a professor at Swathmore College, with the US Army during WWII, and then with the Rockefeller Foundation during the post-w...
Charles Brooke Worth, MD was a naturalist and virologist who worked as a professor at Swathmore College, with the US Army during WWII, and then with the Rockefeller Foundation during the post-w...
Carolyn Graham
Carolyn Graham is the creator of numerous English language teaching books, most notably Jazz Chants and Let's Sing, Let's Chant, published by Oxford University Press.
Carolyn Graham is the creator of numerous English language teaching books, most notably Jazz Chants and Let's Sing, Let's Chant, published by Oxford University Press.
Carolyne M. Van Vliet
Carolyne Marina Van Vliet is a Dutch-born American physicist notable for the theory of generation-recombination noise and for the theory of quantum transport in nonequilibrium statistical mechan...
Carolyne Marina Van Vliet is a Dutch-born American physicist notable for the theory of generation-recombination noise and for the theory of quantum transport in nonequilibrium statistical mechan...
Clarence Abiathar Waldo
Professor Clarence Abiathar Waldo (January 21, 1852 - October 1, 1926) was an American mathematician, author and educator today most famous for the role he played in the Indiana Pi Bill affair.
Professor Clarence Abiathar Waldo (January 21, 1852 - October 1, 1926) was an American mathematician, author and educator today most famous for the role he played in the Indiana Pi Bill affair.
David Gries
David Gries (born 26 April 1939 in Flushing, Queens, New York) is an American computer scientist at Cornell University, United States.
David Gries (born 26 April 1939 in Flushing, Queens, New York) is an American computer scientist at Cornell University, United States.
David Myers (academic)
David G. Myers is a professor of Psychology at Hope College in Michigan, United States, and the author of 17 books, including popular textbooks entitled Psychology, Exploring Psychology,...
David G. Myers is a professor of Psychology at Hope College in Michigan, United States, and the author of 17 books, including popular textbooks entitled Psychology, Exploring Psychology,...
Donald Voet
Donald Herman Voet is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.
Donald Herman Voet is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.
Edith Hirsch Luchins
Edith Hirsch Luchins (21 December 1921 Brzeziny – 18 November 2002 Suffern, New York) was a Polish-American mathematician.
Edith Hirsch Luchins (21 December 1921 Brzeziny – 18 November 2002 Suffern, New York) was a Polish-American mathematician.
Eugene C. Barker
Eugene Campbell Barker was a distinguished professor of Texas history at the University of Texas at Austin.
Eugene Campbell Barker was a distinguished professor of Texas history at the University of Texas at Austin.
Eugene Odum
Eugene Pleasants Odum was an American scientist known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology.
Eugene Pleasants Odum was an American scientist known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology.
Francis Sears
Francis Weston Sears (October 1, 1898 – November 1975) was an American physicist.
Francis Weston Sears (October 1, 1898 – November 1975) was an American physicist.
Franklin Allen
Franklin Allen (born March 6, 1956) is the Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Franklin Allen (born March 6, 1956) is the Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Fred B. Schneider
Fred B. Schneider is an American computer scientist, based at Cornell University, New York, USA, where he is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science.
Fred B. Schneider is an American computer scientist, based at Cornell University, New York, USA, where he is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science.
Frederic M. Wheelock
Frederic Melvin Wheelock (September 19, 1902– October 29, 1987) is the author the Latin book, Wheelock's Latin.
Frederic Melvin Wheelock (September 19, 1902– October 29, 1987) is the author the Latin book, Wheelock's Latin.
Frederic Mishkin
Frederic Stanley "Rick" Mishkin is an American economist and professor at the Columbia Business School.
Frederic Stanley "Rick" Mishkin is an American economist and professor at the Columbia Business School.
George B. Thomas
George Brinton Thomas, Jr. (January 11, 1914 – October 31, 2006) was a professor of mathematics at MIT. He is best known for being the author of a widely-used calculus textbook.
George Brinton Thomas, Jr. (January 11, 1914 – October 31, 2006) was a professor of mathematics at MIT. He is best known for being the author of a widely-used calculus textbook.
George Edgar Vincent
George Edgar Vincent (March 21, 1864 – 1941) was an American sociologist and university president, born at Rockford, Illinois, the son of Bishop John H. Vincent.
George Edgar Vincent (March 21, 1864 – 1941) was an American sociologist and university president, born at Rockford, Illinois, the son of Bishop John H. Vincent.
George W. Hunter III
George W. Hunter III, PhD was a parasitologist and educator with the US Army Sanitary Corps and Army Medical School.
George W. Hunter III, PhD was a parasitologist and educator with the US Army Sanitary Corps and Army Medical School.
Gunning S. Bedford
Gunning S. Bedford (1806 - 5 September 1870) was a medical writer, teacher and founder of the United States' first obstetrical clinic for those too poor to pay a doctor's fee.
Gunning S. Bedford (1806 - 5 September 1870) was a medical writer, teacher and founder of the United States' first obstetrical clinic for those too poor to pay a doctor's fee.
Harold Rugg
Harold Rugg was an educational reformer in the early to mid 1900s, associated with the Progressive Education Movement.
Harold Rugg was an educational reformer in the early to mid 1900s, associated with the Progressive Education Movement.
Henry Louis Larsen
Henry Louis Larsen (December 10, 1890 – October 2, 1962) was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General, the second Military Governor of Guam following its recapture from the Empire o...
Henry Louis Larsen (December 10, 1890 – October 2, 1962) was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General, the second Military Governor of Guam following its recapture from the Empire o...
Henry Sylvester Jacoby
Henry Sylvester Jacoby (born 1857, date of death unknown) was an American educator, born at Springtown, Pennsylvania, He was graduated from Lehigh University in 1877 and during the season of 187...
Henry Sylvester Jacoby (born 1857, date of death unknown) was an American educator, born at Springtown, Pennsylvania, He was graduated from Lehigh University in 1877 and during the season of 187...
Irving Adler
Irving Adler (born April 27, 1913) is an author, mathematician, scientist, and educator.
Irving Adler (born April 27, 1913) is an author, mathematician, scientist, and educator.
Jacob Abbot Cummings
Jacob Abbot Cummings (1773–1820) was a bookseller, publisher, schoolteacher and author in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 19th-century.
Jacob Abbot Cummings (1773–1820) was a bookseller, publisher, schoolteacher and author in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 19th-century.
Jacob Eisenberg (musician)
Jacob Eisenberg (1898-1964) was an American pianist, teacher and author of books and articles on the piano.
Jacob Eisenberg (1898-1964) was an American pianist, teacher and author of books and articles on the piano.
James E. Darnell
James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930 - Columbus, Mississippi) is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the...
James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930 - Columbus, Mississippi) is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the...
James Loewen
James W. Loewen is a sociologist, historian, and author whose best-known work is Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
James W. Loewen is a sociologist, historian, and author whose best-known work is Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
James Munkres
James Raymond Munkres is a Professor Emeritus of mathematics at MIT and the author of several texts in the area of topology, including Topology (a well-known undergraduate-level text), Ana...
James Raymond Munkres is a Professor Emeritus of mathematics at MIT and the author of several texts in the area of topology, including Topology (a well-known undergraduate-level text), Ana...
James Q. Wilson
James Quinn Wilson was an American academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration.
James Quinn Wilson was an American academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration.
Jane Reece
Jane B. Reece (born 15 April 1944) is an American scientist and textbook author.
Jane B. Reece (born 15 April 1944) is an American scientist and textbook author.
Jay Pasachoff
Jay Myron Pasachoff is an American astronomer.
Jay Myron Pasachoff is an American astronomer.
Jim Hefferon
Jim Hefferon (born October 12, 1958) is a Professor of Mathematics at Saint Michael's College.
Jim Hefferon (born October 12, 1958) is a Professor of Mathematics at Saint Michael's College.
Joel Dean (economist)
Joel Dean (1906 - 1979) is best known for his contributions to Corporate Finance theory in general, and particularly to the area of Capital budgeting.
Joel Dean (1906 - 1979) is best known for his contributions to Corporate Finance theory in general, and particularly to the area of Capital budgeting.
John A. Garraty
John Arthur Garraty was an American historian and biographer.
John Arthur Garraty was an American historian and biographer.
John E. McMurry
John McMurry, born July 27, 1942, in New York City, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University.
John McMurry, born July 27, 1942, in New York City, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University.
John Robert Taylor
John Robert Taylor is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
John Robert Taylor is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Judith G. Voet
Judith Greenwald Voet is a James Hammons Professor, Emerita in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Swarthmore College.
Judith Greenwald Voet is a James Hammons Professor, Emerita in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Swarthmore College.
Julia R. Burdge
Dr. Julia R. Burdge is the author of several well received chemistry textbooks and an American award-winning chemistry professor.
Dr. Julia R. Burdge is the author of several well received chemistry textbooks and an American award-winning chemistry professor.
Karl Eugen Guthe
Karl Eugen Guthe (5 March 1866 - 10 September 1915) was a German-born American physicist notable for his work on aspects of electricity.
Karl Eugen Guthe (5 March 1866 - 10 September 1915) was a German-born American physicist notable for his work on aspects of electricity.
Leon Litwack
Leon F. Litwack (born December 2, 1929) is an American historian whose scholarship focuses on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century.
Leon F. Litwack (born December 2, 1929) is an American historian whose scholarship focuses on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century.
Mark Skousen
Mark Skousen (born 1947) is an American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author of more than 25 non-fiction books.
Mark Skousen (born 1947) is an American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author of more than 25 non-fiction books.
Mark Zemansky
Mark Waldo Zemansky (May 5, 1900 - December 29, 1981 ) was an American physicist.
Mark Waldo Zemansky (May 5, 1900 - December 29, 1981 ) was an American physicist.
Michael Spivak
Michael David Spivak (born 1940 in Queens, New York) is a mathematician specializing in differential geometry, an expositor of mathematics, and the founder of Publish-or-Perish Press.
Michael David Spivak (born 1940 in Queens, New York) is a mathematician specializing in differential geometry, an expositor of mathematics, and the founder of Publish-or-Perish Press.
N. Gregory Mankiw
Nicholas Gregory "Greg" Mankiw (; Ukrainian Cyrillic: Григорій Манків; born February 3, 1958) is an American macroeconomist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Nicholas Gregory "Greg" Mankiw (; Ukrainian Cyrillic: Григорій Манків; born February 3, 1958) is an American macroeconomist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Neil Campbell (scientist)
Neil A. Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook Biology.
Neil A. Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook Biology.
Neil J. Gunther
Neil Gunther, is a computer information systems researcher best known internationally for developing the open-source performance modeling software Pretty Damn Quick and developing the Guerri...
Neil Gunther, is a computer information systems researcher best known internationally for developing the open-source performance modeling software Pretty Damn Quick and developing the Guerri...
Panos Prevedouros
Panos D. Prevedouros (born October 2, 1961), is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, subcommittee chair of the Transportation Research Board (a unit of the Nation...
Panos D. Prevedouros (born October 2, 1961), is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, subcommittee chair of the Transportation Research Board (a unit of the Nation...
Pauline Maier
Pauline Maier is a popular scholar of the American Revolution, the preceding era and post-revolutionary United States.
Pauline Maier is a popular scholar of the American Revolution, the preceding era and post-revolutionary United States.
Philip Joseph Furlong
Philip J. Furlong (September 8, 1892 – April 13, 1989) was a Catholic bishop, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the United States Military Vicariate from 1956 to 1971.
Philip J. Furlong (September 8, 1892 – April 13, 1989) was a Catholic bishop, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the United States Military Vicariate from 1956 to 1971.
Philip Wadler
Philip Wadler is a computer scientist known for his contributions to programming language design and type theory.
Philip Wadler is a computer scientist known for his contributions to programming language design and type theory.
Rebecca W. Keller
Rebecca W. Keller, Ph.D., incorporated Gravitas Publications Inc. in 2003 to develop and publish core sciences curriculum under the Real Science-4-Kids imprint.
Rebecca W. Keller, Ph.D., incorporated Gravitas Publications Inc. in 2003 to develop and publish core sciences curriculum under the Real Science-4-Kids imprint.
Richard Wolfson (physicist)
Richard Wolfson (or Rich Wolfson) is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College.
Richard Wolfson (or Rich Wolfson) is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College.
Robert T. Barton
Robert Thomas Barton (November 24, 1842 – January 17, 1917) was a Virginia lawyer and politician, the author of law and historical books and articles, and a president of the Virginia Bar Association.
Robert Thomas Barton (November 24, 1842 – January 17, 1917) was a Virginia lawyer and politician, the author of law and historical books and articles, and a president of the Virginia Bar Association.
Rolla C. Carpenter
Rolla Clinton Carpenter C.E. M.M.E. LL.D. (June 26, 1852 – 1919) was an American engineer, academic, and writer.
Rolla Clinton Carpenter C.E. M.M.E. LL.D. (June 26, 1852 – 1919) was an American engineer, academic, and writer.
Sean M. Carroll
Sean Michael Carroll, PhD is a senior research associate in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.
Sean Michael Carroll, PhD is a senior research associate in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.
Stewart Myers
Stewart Clay Myers is the Robert C. Merton Professor of Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Stewart Clay Myers is the Robert C. Merton Professor of Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Stuart J. Murphy
Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist and author of the Mathstart series.
Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist and author of the Mathstart series.
Sue Eakin
Myrtle Sue Lyles Eakin, known as Sue Eakin (December 7, 1918–September 17, 2009), was an American professor, newspaper columnist, and historian from Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, who...
Myrtle Sue Lyles Eakin, known as Sue Eakin (December 7, 1918–September 17, 2009), was an American professor, newspaper columnist, and historian from Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, who...
Thomas J. Herzfeld
Thomas J. Herzfeld is the founder, Chairman and President of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., an investment firm specializing in Closed-end fund.
Thomas J. Herzfeld is the founder, Chairman and President of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., an investment firm specializing in Closed-end fund.
Thomas T. Mackie
Thomas T Mackie, MD was a research/public health physician in the United States Army during World War II. He was involved in the creation of the first tropical medicine course at the US Army Me...
Thomas T Mackie, MD was a research/public health physician in the United States Army during World War II. He was involved in the creation of the first tropical medicine course at the US Army Me...
Thomas William Edmondson
Thomas William Edmondson, Ph. D., (1869–November 5, 1938) was an American mathematician, born at Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas William Edmondson, Ph. D., (1869–November 5, 1938) was an American mathematician, born at Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, England.
Thurman C. Crook
Thurman Charles Crook was a United States Representative from Indiana.
Thurman Charles Crook was a United States Representative from Indiana.
Timothy Luehrman
Timothy A. Luehrman is a Finance academic at Harvard Business School.
Timothy A. Luehrman is a Finance academic at Harvard Business School.
Tom Chiarella
Tom Chiarella is Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at DePauw University and writer-at-large and fiction editor of Esquire Magazine.
Tom Chiarella is Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at DePauw University and writer-at-large and fiction editor of Esquire Magazine.
Warren K. Lewis
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
William Doerner
William (Bill) G. Doerner (born 1949) is a professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University.
William (Bill) G. Doerner (born 1949) is a professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University.
William P. Foster
William Patrick Foster (August 25, 1919 – August 28, 2010), also known as The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted Florida A&M University Marching "100".
William Patrick Foster (August 25, 1919 – August 28, 2010), also known as The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted Florida A&M University Marching "100".