Edwin F. Taylor is an American physicist known for his contributions to the teaching of physics. Taylor was editor of the American Journal of Physics, and is author of several introductory books to physics. In 1998 he was awarded the Oersted Medal for his contributions to the teaching of physics.
Taylor holds a PhD in physics from Harvard University, and spent most of his academic career at the Department of Physics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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