Unlike McGraw-Hill and Pearson, discussed in the last posts, who seem to have downsized their footprints in advanced physics books, John Wiley & Sons continues to maintain an active presence to this day. Also unlike the previously discussed counterparts, Wiley tends not to place their classic physics books in series; each is a standalone volume. They can be very proud of their portfolio, as illustrated by the all-stars illustrated in the below photo.
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| A selection of all-star classic physics texts from Wiley. |
The Cohen-Tannoudji books are illustrative of the onetime partnership with French publisher Hermann, which also resulted in co-publication of Order within Chaos, by Berge, Pomeau, and Vidal. We see also that over the years, Wiley acquired Interscience (a US firm founded by Kurt Enoch around the time of WW2) and German publisher VCH (Verlag Chemie), which was founded by the German Chemical Society in 1921.
Historical note. Wiley traces its history to Charles Wiley, who started a printshop in 1807. His son John took over in 1826, who was in turn succeeded by his own sons William H. and Charles in 1876.
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