John R. Taylor

John Robert Taylor is British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

John Robert Taylor
AwardsEmmy Award
Academic background
Alma materCambridge University (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorGeoffrey Chew
Academic work
DisciplinePhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado, Boulder
Notable worksAn Introduction to Error Analysis

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. 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.

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