James W Cooper is the author of 18 hard cover books and 1 E-book on science, technology and food.
He was a chemistry professor at Tufts University, and spent 25 years in IBM's Research Division, and 3 years as a Vice President of Bruker Instruments.
He has written over 900 columns for Examiner.com as the Fairfield County Food Examiner.
He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Ohio State University and an A.B. from Oberlin College.
He is also an avid cook, gardener and photographer.
When vacationing on Nantucket, he also writes restaurant reviews.