William Hosford is a Professor Emeritus of Materials Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of numerous research publications and the following textbooks: Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 2nd Edition; Metal Forming, 4th Edition (with Robert M. Caddell); Materials Science: An Intermediate Text, Reporting Results (with David C. Van Aken); Materials for Engineers; Solid Mechanics; Materials for Engineers; Mechanics of Crystals and Textured Polycrystals; Physical Metallurgy, 2nd Edition; and Iron and Steel. He is the author of Wilderness Canoe Tripping (2009).
