David J. Griffiths

David J. Griffiths
Griffiths in 2014
Born	(1942-12-05) 5 December 1942 (age 81)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Undergraduate textbooks
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics Electromagnetism
Institutions	Reed College
Thesis	Covariant Approach to Massless Field Theory in the Radiation Gauge (1970)
Doctoral advisor	Sidney 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.