John Robert Taylor | |
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Born | February 2, 1939 |
Awards | Emmy Award |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Cambridge University (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Chew |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Physics |
Institutions | University of Colorado,Boulder |
Notable works | An Introduction to Error Analysis,Classical Mechanics |
John Robert Taylor is British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado,Boulder. [1]
He received his B.A. in mathematics at Cambridge University,and his Ph.D. from the University of California,Berkeley in 1963 with thesis advisor Geoffrey Chew. [2] [3] Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is An Introduction to Error Analysis, [4] which has been translated into nine languages. His intermediate-level undergraduate textbook,Classical Mechanics,was well-reviewed. [5]
Taylor was designated a Presidential Teaching Scholar in 1991. [6] He has also received an Emmy Award for his television series Physics 4 Fun (1988–1990). [7]