Academic Press
Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Following Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt in 2001, Academic Press became part of Elsevier.
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Academic Press
- Founded
- 1942
- Founder
- Walter J. Johnson · Kurt Jacoby
- Headquarters
- Cambridge · New York City
- Activity
- publishing
- Products
- book · magazine
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Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Following Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt in 2001, Academic Press became part of Elsevier.
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Thus, Academic Press became an imprint of Elsevier.
It is associated with United States. The record gives 1942 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Walter J. Johnson and Kurt Jacoby. Its recorded seat is Cambridge and New York City. The recorded field of activity is publishing. Recorded products are book and magazine.
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• Parent — Elsevier • Founded — 1941 • Founder — Walter J. Johnson (Walter Jolowicz, 1908–1996) Kurt Jacoby (1893–1968) • Country — United States • Headquarters — Cambridge, Massachusetts • Topics — Science
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Academic Press is recorded as founded by Walter J. Academic Press is associated with United States. Recorded from 1942.
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1942
Academic Press established.
1942
Academic Press is recorded from 1942.
1989
Religion Vol. 19 A Magazine By Robert M. Bliss Jan, Apr, July, Oct 1989 Academic Press is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Academic Press publishes books and reference materials in fields including communications engineering, economics, environmental science, finance, food science, geophysics, life sciences, mathematics, neuroscience, psychology, and the physical sciences. Well-known products include the Methods in Enzymology series and encyclopedias such as The International Encyclopedia of Public Health and the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1067144579, Irish Academic Press Ltd.
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- 1.Uchitelle, Louis. Walter J. Johnson, 88, Refugee Who Founded Academic Press. The New York Times. 1996-12-23. 0362-4331.
- 2.Abele, John J. FRANCHISER SEEKS RAMADA INNS, INC.; International Industries Set to Acquire Motel Chain for $221-Million of Stock Acquisition and Merger Actions Are Instituted by Corporations. The New York Times. 1969-04-12. 0362-4331.
- 3.Malakoff, David. Librarians Seek to Block Merger of Scientific Publishing Giants. Science. 290. 5493. 910–911. 2000. 1095-9203.
- 4.Malakoff, David. Science Publishing Megamerger Advances. Science. 1095-9203.
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- Abel. Immigrant Publishers. Transaction Publishers. 2009.
- Publishing Roots and Anecdotes. Lacunae Musing. 2013-03-23.
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