Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Douglas A. Skoog was a professor of chemistry at Stanford University and the lead author of several best-selling texts during his career. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from Oregon State University and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Illinois. Dr. Skoog was the recipient of the American Chemical Society award in analytical chemistry, sponsored by the Fisher Scientific Company. That same year, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In , he received the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Excellence in Teaching.
F. James Holler is professor emeritus of chemistry and recipient of the Alumni Association Great Teacher Award at the University of Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. In addition to his role as co-author of several bestselling texts, he is co-creator of the world-famous Periodic Table of Comic Books.
Stanley Lawrence Crouch was an author, poet, music and cultural critic, essayist and columnist. He was born on December 14, in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from high school in , he attended several junior colleges and became active in the civil rights movement. He became poet-in-residence at Pitzer College in in In , he taught theater and literature at Pomona College. He moved to New York City in and worked as a musician and conducted bookings for an avant-garde jazz series at clubs. In , he was hired as a staff writer for the Village Voice. In , he was fired after a fistfight with a fellow writer. He then worked as a syndicated columnist based at the New York Daily News. His anthologies included Noted of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, ; The All-American Skin Game, or, The Decoy of Race: The Long and the Short of It, ; Always in Pursuit: Fresh American Perspectives, ; and Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz. His fiction included, Don't the Moon Look Lonesome: A Novel in Blues and Swing. He wrote a biography, The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. In , he was awarded the Windham-Campbell Literary Prize. Stanley Crouch died on September 16, in New York City at the age of
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