John Robert Taylor is British-born

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in 1963 with thesis advisor

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. Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is ''An Introduction to Error Analysis'', which has been translated into nine languages. His intermediate-level undergraduate textbook, ''Classical Mechanics'', was well-reviewed.

Awards

Taylor was designated a Presidential Teaching Scholar in 1991. He has also received an

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for his television series ''Physics 4 Fun'' (1988–1990).

References

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