Joseph Oxenhorn (August 23, 1914October 29, 1989)"JOSEPH OXENHORN (1914-1989)", SSDI was an American educator and prolific textbook author. After attending Brooklyn College and receiving a master's degree from Columbia University, he became a teacher and eventually a principal in the New York City school system. Oxenhorn stayed in the city's education system for over 30 years, retiring in 1971. He is noted for having authored 18 science textbooks."Joseph Oxenhorn, 75, Educator and Author" (03 November 1989). The New York Times. His daughter is the political theorist and translator Mera J. Flaumenhaft and his son is the Harvard scholar and author Harvey Oxenhorn.
He died of prostate cancer in 1989.
Works Pathways in Science Series with Michael Norman Idelson (12 vols.), Globe Book Co., 1968 Physics The Forces of Nature (Vol. 1) Matter and Energy (Vol. 2) Sound and Light (Vol. 3) Earth Science The Earth We Live On (Vol. 1) Oceans of Air and Water (Vol. 2) Energy and Space (Vol. 3) Biology The Materials of Life (Vol. 1) Built for Living (Vol. 2) The Next Generation (Vol. 3) Chemistry The Materials of Nature (Vol. 1) Chemistry of Mixtures (Vol. 2) Chemistry of Metals (Vol. 3) Teaching Science to Underachievers in Secondary Schools, Globe Books Co., 1972 Man and Energy in Space, Globe Book Co., 1975 Oceanography and Our Future, Learning Trends, 1975 Energy and Our Future, Globe Book Co., 1979
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