Bryan H. Bunch

BRYAN BUNCH got his B.A. in English (more writing than literature) and taught high-school English and wrote poetry for a year after graduation, then started work in New York publishing as a copyeditor. Shortly after it appeared that the U.S. might lose the space race to the Soviet Union, he returned to his early love of mathematics and began graduate studies, specializing in foundations and logic. This led to changing from reference books to el-high textbooks as a mathematics editor. During 20 years in the textbook field, he also headed the math and science departments, ending his career as editor-in-chief. When he left textbook editing to become a consultant and freelance editor, he left behind with the trade division of his company a proposal for a book, which became published as Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes (still in print in a Dover edition). Joining The Hudson Group of writers led to freelance work on reference books. Bryan soon started Scientific Publishing, Inc., devoted to using computers in publishing (the PC was brand new at the time; he bought the first one produced by IBM as soon as it was available) and focusing on current science, science history, and medicine. Bryan ran scientific publishing for 25 years before retiring--to a degree, as he continues to write. BOOKS BY BRYAN BUNCH 2014 Before Eureka! The Adventures of Young Archimedes 2004 The History of Science and Technology, Houghton-Mifflin (with Alexander Hellemans); also available in leather-bound Easton Press edition and a Kindle edition. 2003 Discover Science Almanac, Hyperion (with Jenny Tesar) 2001 Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science and Invention, Blackbirch Press (with Jenny Tesar). 2000 Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics, Penguin U.S.A. (with Jenny Tesar--named by AAAS Science Books as one of the three best science reference books of the year) 2000 The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide, W.H. Freeman (Natural Science Book Club selection; New York Public Library 2001 Books for Teen Age List), also available for Kindle 1998 Satellites and Probes (with Clint Hachett; vol. 12 of Outer Space), Grolier. Highly recommended by Book Report November/December 1998. 1998 Family Encyclopedia of Disease, W. H. Freeman (Editor). 1997 Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes, Dover Publications (paperbound) 1996 The Globe Junior High School Science Series, New Revised Edition, Globe Book Company (Senior Author). Handbook of Current Science and Technology (Gale Research). 1994 Handbook of Current Health and Medicine (Gale Research). 1993 The Timetables of Technology (with Alexander Hellemans), Simon and Schuster; also available as a CD ROM in 1997. 1992 The Henry Holt Handbook of Current Science and Technology, Henry Holt and Company; listed by Library Journal as one of the best science books of 1992 and by the American Librarians Association among the best reference sources of 1992. 1991 The Timetables of Science, new, updated edition (with Alexander Hellemans), Touchstone Books (Library of Science Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club) 1990 Excel in Graphing Level H (with Margaret Hill), Modern Curriculum Press. 1989 Reality's Mirror: Exploring the Mathematics of Symmetry, John Wiley; listed by Library Journal as one of the best science books of 1989; also published in Japan in Japanese. 1988 The Timetables of Science (with Alexander Hellemans), Simon and Schuster; also published in England, in Germany (in German), in Japan (in Japanese), and Romania (in Rumanian). 1986 The Globe Junior High School Science Series, Globe Book Company (Senior Author). 1985 Harper & Row Elementary Mathematics, Grades K 8, Macmillan McGraw (Co author). 1984 The Science Almanac, Doubleday 1984 A Practical Herb Garden (with recipes), TAB Books. 1983 Algebra One, McDougal, Littell (Co author). Fun with Math, World Book Childcraft. 1982 Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (Library of Science Book Club); also published in Japan in Japanese. 1982 Mathematics 7 and Mathematics 8, Harper & Row Publishers (Co author). OCCUPATIONS (BRYAN H. BUNCH) 1983 President, Scientific Publishing, Inc. 1983-1998 Adjunct Instructor in mathematics at Pace University, Pleasantville, New York 1981 Member of Board of Directors, Midstate College (Peoria, Illinois) accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools--since 1987, Secretary of the Board; from 1987 to 2001 Vice-President of the College 1981 Member of The Hudson Group, an organization of people who write books for a living; President 1984 1986, 1989, 1996 1980 Author and consultant. 1975 79 Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, American Book Company, a company engaged solely in publishing elementary and secondary school textbooks; in charge of editorial and art departments and, for a time, the production department.. 1960 75 Mathematics and Science Editor (1960 70) and head both departments; Associate Director of the School Department (1971 75), Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, supervising editorial development of elementary and secondary school textbooks. 1958 60 Assistant Editor of the Encyclopedia Yearbook, Grolier, Inc. 1957 58 English Teacher and Librarian, Tonica High School, Tonica, Illinois. EDUCATION 1988 Audited History of Mathematics, Pace University 1959 65 Graduate studies in mathematics, New York University. 1957 58 Teaching Remedial Reading, Bradley University, Poetry Workshop,New School for Social Research 1954 57 BA in English, Trinity College, Hartford ORGANIZATIONS AND HONORS Who's Who in American Education: 1992 1993, Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in Media and Communications: 1998 1999, Marquis Who's Who Dictionary of International Biography, 28th Edition, International Biographical Centre Outstanding People of the 20th Century, 1999, International Biographical Centre Board of Directors, Pleasant Valley Library 1996-2010 Rotary 2004, President Rotary Club of Millbrook 2008-09 Board of Directors, Mid-Hudson Addiction Recovery Centers, Inc. 2003- Board of Directors, MARC Foundation, Inc. 2002- President, 2004- PERSONAL Married, 3 children, 6 grandchildren SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING, INC. PROJECTS Scientific Publishing is a corporate extension used primarily for development and production of books or other materials edited by or written by Bryan Bunch. It often produces finished pages--as files on disk today--for use in making film and plates, but can deliver manuscript instead of pages as needed by the publisher. 2006 Diseases , 3rd ed. (Grolier/Scholastic). Jenny Tesar, co-editor 2004 The History of Science and Technology, Houghton-Mifflin (with Alexander Hellemans) 2001 Diseases, 2nd ed. (Grolier) 2000 The Penguin Desk Encyclopedia of Science and Mathematics, Penguin USA. 2000 The New York Times Almanac 2001 (science section), Penguin USA. 1999 The New York Times Almanac 2000 (science section), Penguin USA. 1998 Family Encyclopedia of Disease (W.H. Freeman). The New York Times Almanac 1999 (science section), Penguin USA. 1998 Updates of 31 articles for Grolier Information Service. 1997 Diseases (Grolier)--"highly recommended" by Booklist and The Book Report. 1997 The New York Times Almanac 1998 (science section), Penguin USA. 1996 Handbook of Current Science and Technology (Gale Research). The Universal Almanac, 1997 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1995 The Universal Almanac, 1996 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1995 Production of Globe Science Series (Globe Fearon). 1994 Handbook of Current Health and Medicine (Gale Research). 1994 The Universal Almanac, 1995 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1993 The Timetables of Technology, Simon and Schuster. 1993 The Universal Almanac, 1994 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1992 The Henry Holt Handbook of Current Science and Technology, Henry Holt and Company. 1992 The Universal Almanac, 1993 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1991 The Timetables of Science, new updated edition, Touchstone Books. 1991 Wildlife Adventure Cards (initial set and teacher's material), Grolier. 1991 "Taking Major Tests," Volume Library, Southwestern. 1991 Data analysis of Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier. The Universal Almanac, 1992 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1990 The Universal Almanac, 1991 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1989 The Universal Almanac, 1990 (Science section), Andrews and McNeel. 1989 10 new monthly issues of the Teacher's Guide to Partners in English, Reader's Digest. 1988 The Timetables of Science, Simon and Schuster. The New Golden Encyclopedia (Science and Technology articles), Western. Teacher's Guide to Partners in English (10 monthly issues), Reader's Digest. 1987 Technology Volume of The New Book of Popular Science, Grolier. 1987 Math Skillbuilder 5 (Golden Step Ahead Plus program), Western. 1986 Scientific Yearbook 1986, Facts on File. 2986 Math Skillbuilders 3 and Multiplication & Division (both Grades 3 and 4, Golden Step Ahead Plus series), Western. 1985 Medical Update 1986, World Book. 1985 Scientific Yearbook 1985, Facts on File. 1984 The Science Almanac, 1985 86, Doubleday. 1984 Medical Update 1985, World Book. 1984 Six books in the Golden Step Ahead series, Western.