Hugh D. Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American physicist
Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1930
Place of Birth: Ames, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 20-Aug-2013
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Hugh D. Young
- Hugh David Young (November 3, 1930 – August 20, 2013) was an American physicist who taught physics for 52 years at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Young is best known for co-authoring the later editions of University Physics, a highly regarded introductory physics textbook, with Francis Sears and Mark Zemansky (this book - first published in 1949 - is often referred to as "Sears and Zemansky", although Hugh Young became a coauthor in 1973).Young was born on November 3, 1930, in Ames, Iowa, and was raised in Mondamin and Osage, Iowa.
- He came to Carnegie Mellon as an undergraduate physics major in 1948, and, by 1959, had earned a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and PhD in Physics from the university.
- He later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music in 1972, concentrating in organ performance. Except for brief visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, Young spent 60 years at Carnegie Mellon.
- He taught more than 18,000 students and attained international prominence as a leading author of physics textbooks, including books on the statistical treatment of data, laboratory techniques, fundamental topics in introductory physics, and a survey text, University Physics on which his collaboration with Sears and Zemansky began in 1973.
- Now in its 14th edition, University Physics is among the most widely used introductory textbooks in the world.
- Young also wrote an algebra-based version named Sears and Zemansky's College Physics, which is currently in its 10th edition. His honors included many of Carnegie Mellon's highest awards — The William H.
- and Frances S.
- Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching (1965), the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Service Award (1995), The Robert E.
- Doherty Award for Sustained Contributions to Excellence in Education (1997), the Mellon College of Science's Richard Moore Award (1998) and the Andrew Carnegie Society Recognition Award (2007).
- His lectures were standing room only and showed not only his excellence but a sense of humor. Young died at the age of 82 on August 20, 2013 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
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