James Cooper is the author of 18 hard cover books and 1 E-book on science and technology. He was a chemistry professor at Tufts University and spent 25 years in IBM’s Research Division. He has written over 900 columns on food and food science as the Fairfield County Food Examiner. He holds a PhD in organic chemistry from Ohio State University and an AB from Oberlin College. He is also an avid cook and gardener.

When not busy writing, he performs with local theater groups.