Keith Johnson : author of Physics for You |
Ann and Keith Johnson |
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About the author |
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Keith Johnson
was born in Darlington, went to Manchester University to study Physics,
and then became a Physics teacher, then Deputy Head & Timetabler,
acting Headteacher, and Science Inspector for the City of Manchester.
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You can read more about Keith on Wikipedia. |
He has written or co-written over 100 books, and is involved in the writing of timetabling software which sells in over 70 countries. | |||
Total sales of 'GCSE Physics for You' (UK editions) are currently well over one million
copies, and total sales of 'Spotlight Science' also exceed one million
copies. His books have also been translated into Chinese, Dutch, Slovenian, Thai, Latvian, Lithuanian, Welsh, Norwegian, Polish. |
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He
is married to Ann, who helps with the design of the books and draws cartoons
for them. They have two children and three grandchildren. |
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Hobbies
include trail-riding on his Yamaha XT600 motorbike, filming (he won an award
for one of the 'Ten Best' amateur films of the year), swimming, learning
French, and reading. |
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For a full listing of all 120 of Keith's books, click here. | |||
To read Letters saying what Students think of Keith's books, click here. |
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To read Reviews of Keith Johnson's books, click here. | |||
To read how Keith wrote Physics for You, click here. | |||
To see what Teachers think about his Timetabling software (written with his son Chris), click here and here. | |||
To read about his work on Readability, click here. | |||
Or you can read about Keith on Wikipedia. | |||