Neil Campbell (scientist) 1631392 214689377 2008-05-24T20:26:50Z AC+79 3888 6024965 no page for the textbook, and link goes straight to the page on the scientific discipline '''Neil A. Campbell''' ([[1946]]–[[October 21]], [[2004]]) was an American scientist known best for his textbook ''Biology''. First published in 1987, the text, which is co-authored by [[Jane Reece]] and is in its 8th edition (to be published on December 21st, 2007), is now popular worldwide and is used in both [[high school]] courses and [[college]] classes. Besides educational content, the books also feature interviews with well known biologists such as [[John Maynard Smith]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Patricia Churchland]]. Each year, over 500,000 students use his biology textbooks. <ref name="UC">{{cite press release | title = UC Riverside Visiting Scholar Dies | publisher = [[University of California, Riverside]] | date = [[2004-10-25]] | url = http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=903 | accessdate = 2006-09-06 }}</ref> Campbell earned his M.A. in [[zoology]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in Plant Biology from the [[University of California, Riverside]]. He taught collegiate classes for over 30 years in [[Cornell University]], [[Pomona College]], [[University of California, Riverside]], and [[San Bernardino Valley College]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Neil A. Campbell; author of renowned biology text; 58 | work = [[Associated Press]] | pages = [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] | date = [[2004-11-02]] | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041102/news_1m2campbell.html | accessdate = 2006-09-06 }}</ref> Campbell received multiple awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award from [[University of California, Riverside]] in 2001 and the first ever Outstanding Professor Award from [[San Bernardino Valley College]] in 1986.<ref name="UC"/> Campbell was also a researcher who studied desert and coastal plants. He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH. In addition, he conducted studies on the [[Mimosa]] plant and other legumes.<ref>{{cite book | last = Campbell | first = Neil A. | coauthors = [[Jane B. Reece|Reece, Jane B.]] | title = Biology | publisher = [[Benjamin Cummings]] | date = 2005 | pages = 1230 p | id = ISBN 0-8053-7146-X }}</ref> Campbell died on [[21 October]] [[2004]] of heart failure just after the manuscript for the seventh international edition was completed.<ref>{{cite news | last = Pearce | first = Jeremy | title = Neil A. Campbell, Who Wrote Major Biology Texts, Dies at 58 | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = [[2004-10-31]] | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/national/31campbell.html?ex=1157688000&en=198dfc9aee809bc3&ei=5070 | accessdate = 2006-09-06 }}</ref> ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> ==External links== *[http://www.fetchbook.info/search_Neil_A._Campbell/searchBy_Author.html Other books written by Neil A. Campbell] {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Neil}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:American scientists]] [[Category:American textbook writers]] [[Category:California State University, Long Beach alumni]] [[Category:Deaths by myocardial infarction]] [[Category:University of California, Riverside alumni]] [[fr:Neil Campbell (biologiste)]]