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Francis Sears

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American physicist (1898-1975)

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Francis Weston Sears was an American physicist and instructor who was authored multiple textbooks in physics. He is best known for co-authoring University Physics, an introductory physics textbook, with Mark Zemansky. The book - colloquially known as "Sears and Zemansky" - was first published in 1949.

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1962Oersted Medal
Fellow of the Optical Society

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Francis Weston Sears was an American physicist and instructor who was authored multiple textbooks in physics. He is best known for co-authoring University Physics, an introductory physics textbook, with Mark Zemansky. The book - colloquially known as "Sears and Zemansky" - was first published in 1949. Hugh Young became a coauthor in 1973.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1975 · aged 77
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