David Hestenes

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David Orlin Hestenes
David Hestenes, ASU physicist and education theorist, March 2019 at ASU SciAPP conference
Born	May 21, 1933 (1933-05-21) (age 90) Chicago
Alma mater	UCLA Pacific Lutheran University
Known for	Geometric algebra
Awards	Oersted Medal (2002)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Arizona State University

David Orlin Hestenes (born May 21, 1933) is a theoretical physicist and science educator. He is best known as chief architect of geometric algebra as a unified language for mathematics and physics,^[1] and as founder of Modelling Instruction, a research-based program to reform K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.^[2]

For more than 30 years, he was employed in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Arizona State University (ASU), where he retired with the rank of research professor and is now emeritus.