Stephen Prata

Stephen Prata is an American professor of physics, astronomy, and computer science at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California. He earned his B.S. from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a prolific author of programming books, including the award-winning 'C Primer Plus' and 'C++ Primer Plus,' and is a member of the American Astronomical Society and former Fulbright Scholar.