David J. Griffiths

David J. Griffiths
Griffiths in 2014
Born (1942-12-05) 5 December 1942 (age 81)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Known forUndergraduate textbooks
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
Electromagnetism
InstitutionsReed College
Thesis Covariant Approach to Massless Field Theory in the Radiation Gauge (1970)
Doctoral advisorSidney Coleman
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David Jeffrey Griffiths (born December 5, 1942) is an American physicist and educator. He was on the faculty of Reed College from 1978 through 2009, becoming the Howard Vollum Professor of Science before his retirement. He wrote three highly regarded textbooks for undergraduate physics students.