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'''David Halliday''' (born [[1916]]) is an [[United States|American]] physicist widely known for his [[physics]] textbooks, ''Physics'' and ''[[Fundamentals of Physics]]'', which he wrote with [[Robert Resnick]]. Both textbooks have been in continous use since 1960 and are available in twenty languages.


* [[Dave Halliday]], Scottish professional footballer
Halliday attended the [[University of Pittsburgh]] both as an undergraduate student and a graduate student, receiving his Ph.D. in physics in 1941. During [[WWII]], he worked at the [[MIT Radiation Lab]] developing [[radar]] techniques. In 1946 he returned to Pittsburgh as an assistant professor and spent the rest of his career there. In 1950, he wrote ''Nuclear Physics'', which became a classic text and was translated into four languages. In 1951 Halliday became the Department Chair, a position he held until 1962.
* [[David Halliday (physicist)]], American physicist and textbook author
* [[David Halliday (software engineer)]], former CEO of Silvaco


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''Physics'' has been used widely and is considered to have revolutionized physics education. Now in its seventh edition in a five-volume set revised by [[Jearl Walker]], and under the title ''[[Fundamentals of Physics]]'', it is still highly regarded. It is noted for its clear standardized diagrams, very thorough but highly readable pedagogy, outlook into modern physics, and challenging, thought provoking problems. In 2002 the [[American Physical Society]] named the work the most outstanding introductory physics text of the 20th century.

Halliday is currently professor emeritus, although he is retired and living in [[Seattle]].

==External links==
* [http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/people/fprofile.php?id=156 University of Pittsburgh biography]

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Latest revision as of 15:21, 4 July 2022

David Halliday may refer to: