Prometheus Books

Prometheus Books

Infobox publisher


parent company =
founded = 1969
founder = Paul Kurtz
status = Active
distribution = International
genre = Non-fiction, science and science fiction
country of origin = flagcountry|United States
location = Amherst, New York
official website = http://www.prometheusbooks.com/
imprints = Pyr (for science fiction), Humanity Books (for academic works in the humanities)

Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz, who also founded the Council for Secular Humanism and co- founded Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is currently the chairman of all three organizations. Prometheus books publishes scientific books, especially those of a skeptical nature. Their headquarters are located in Amherst, New York and they publish worldwide. Authors published by Prometheus include Leon Lederman, Martin Gardner, Antony Flew, Nathan Salmon, Ibn Warraq, George H. Smith, James Randi, Isaac Asimov, Molefi Asante, S. T. Joshi, Philip J. Klass, and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Toles. Kurtz maintains a role as the chairman of the company.

Prometheus Books obtained the bulk of the books and manuscripts of "Humanities Press International" [cite web | url = http://www.iheu.org/node/976 | title = Prometheus Books: Spreading Freethought Worldwide | publisher = International Humanist and Ethical Union | accessdate = 2008-10-09 | date = 2003-11-01 ] and has been building and expanding this into a scholarly imprint called "Humanity Books". This imprint is used to publish academic works across a wide spectrum of the Humanities.

In March 2005, Prometheus Books launched the science fiction and fantasy imprint Pyr.

As of 2006, the company under various imprints has approximately sixteen hundred books in print and published approximately 95-100 books per year. Since the founding they have published over 2500 books.

Prometheus Books name was derived from Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology who gave fire to man. This act is often used as a metaphor for bringing knowledge.

References

External links

* [http://www.prometheusbooks.com/ Prometheus Books] – Official website
* [http://www.pyrsf.com/ PYR site]


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