Editing David Goodstein (section)

==Life and work==
David Louis Goodstein was born on April 5, 1939.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lldYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Goodstein,+David+Louis%22+1939 ''American Men & Women of Science'', Volume 3, Thomson/Gale, 2009, p. 230]</ref> He was educated at [[Brooklyn College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1960) and at the [[University of Washington]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]], 1965).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/273/ |title=CaltechOralHistories, The Caltech Institute Archives|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> He wrote several books, including ''States of Matter'' (1975) (reprinted in a Dover paperback edition) and ''[[Feynman’s Lost Lecture]]'' (1996). In the 1980s he was the director and host of ''[[The Mechanical Universe]]'', an educational television series on physics that was adapted for high school use and translated into many other languages. The series has been broadcast on hundreds of public broadcasting stations and has garnered more than a dozen prestigious awards, including the 1987 Japan Prize for television.<ref>http://www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/1987/main.html (Japanese)</ref>

In his later age, while continuing to teach and conduct research in experimental [[condensed matter physics]], he turned his attention to issues related to science and society. In articles and speeches, he addressed [[scientific misconduct|conduct and misconduct in science]],<ref>[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-scientists-sin When Scientists Sin] (Scientific American, Michael Shermer, July 1, 2010)</ref> and issues related to [[fossil fuel]]s and the [[climate]] of Planet Earth. In 2004 he published a best-selling book ''[[Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil]]''.

In 1999, Goodstein was awarded the [[Oersted Medal]] of the [[American Association of Physics Teachers]],<ref>[https://www.aapt.org/Programs/awards/oersted.cfm Oersted Medal (AAPT) – Award Winners]</ref> and in 2000, the John P. McGovern Medal of the [[Sigma Xi]] Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes-awards/william-procter/award-winner/david-l.-goodstein/ |title=Sigma Xi Prizes and Awards|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> He served on and chaired numerous scientific and academic panels, including the National Advisory Committee to the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of the [[National Science Foundation]]. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the [[California Council on Science and Technology]].

In 2015 he published ''Thermal Physics: Energy and Entropy''.<ref>[http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2016/05/the-mystery-of-thermal-physics/ The Mystery of Thermal Physics] (by David Goodstein, cambridgeblog.org)</ref> Goodstein died in [[Pasadena, California]] on April 10, 2024, five days after his 85th birthday.<ref name=pasadenanow>{{citation|title=Caltech Remembers David Goodstein | newspaper=[[Pasadena Now]] |date=April 13, 2024 |url=https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/caltech-remembers-david-goodstein}}</ref>