Alvin Silverstein

Alvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn as the youngest son of an immigrant family that emphasized hard work and education. He graduated from Brooklyn College, earned a Master's degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania where he met his wife Virginia Silverstein, and obtained his Ph.D. from NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island, eventually becoming a Professor of Biology and Director of the Physician Assistant program. He co-authored over 200 books on science and health topics for children and adults with his wife and later their children.[1][2]