Harvey Einbinder (June 18, 1926 – January 30, 2013)[1] was an American physicist, author and amateur historian.
[2] Einbinder studied for two years at the University of Connecticut (UConn), at first physics but then mathematics in which he received a degree with "highest distinction" in 1946.
[7] As summarized by The Age two years later, Einbinder's book "showed beyond argument that the Britannica was not a completely impartial and absolutely infallible work of general reference; that 666 articles in the 1963 edition were reprinted from editions dating back to 1875 in some cases; and that American influence on its editorial policy had become dominant".
[8] The Science Magazine commended Einbinder as a "dedicated prince of iconoclasts" who "rips into his subject from all angles and with devastating effect".
[9] Einbinder at one point also disputed the historical accuracy of the Black Hole of Calcutta account.