John R. Taylor
British-born American physicist
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John Robert Taylor is British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.[1]
John Robert Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1939 |
| Awards | Emmy Award |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Geoffrey Chew | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado, Boulder |
Notable works | An Introduction to Error Analysis, Classical Mechanics |
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]
Awards
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]
