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Eric W. Weisstein | |
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| Born | March 18, 1969 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (BA) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | MathWorld, CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, ScienceWorld |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary astronomy, physics, mathematics |
| Institutions | Wolfram Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Dewey Muhleman |
Eric Wolfgang Weisstein (born March 18, 1969) is an American scientist, mathematician, and encyclopedist who created and maintains the encyclopedias MathWorld and ScienceWorld. In addition, he is the author of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. He works for Wolfram Research.