| David Orlin Hestenes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1933 |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Arizona State University |
| Known for | Geometric algebra |
| Notable awards | Oersted Medal (2002) |
David Orlin Hestenes, Ph.D. (born 1933) is a physicist. 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.
Hestenes has worked in mathematical and theoretical physics, geometric calculus, geometric algebra, neural networks, and cognitive research in science education. He is the prime mover behind the contemporary resurgence of interest in geometric algebras and in other offshoots of Clifford algebras, as ways of formalizing theoretical physics.
From 1976 to 1979, he was an Editorial Advisory Board Member (formerly called Associate Editor) of the American Journal of Physics. He is currently on the editorial board of the journal Foundations of Physics.
In 2002, the American Association of Physics Teachers awarded him its Oersted Medal for his notable contributions to the teaching of physics. He has been a Principal Investigator for NSF grants seeking to model instruction at both the high school and university levels.
Selected writings
Papers introducing geometric algebra:
Books on geometric algebra and its applications:
- 1999. New Foundations for Classical Mechanics, 2nd ed. Springer Verlag.
- Books by Hestenes at Amazon.com.
Writings on pedagogy:
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