Russell Burton

Russell R. Burton is described by Amazon as a veterinarian and a retired Chief Scientist of two U.S. Air Force laboratories. The same source says that, while working his way through college at the University of California, Davis, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service and gained experience in campground management.

That mix of science and lived experience shows up in the books connected with his name. Weak on Square Roots is available through Project Gutenberg as a mid-century science-fiction story, while Amazon listings also connect him with later fiction including Mary.

Public records and memorial listings indicate that Russell R. Burton earned advanced degrees from UC Davis, worked as a research scientist, and died in 2022. Some details about his publishing career are sparse online, so the clearest picture available is of an author whose writing grew out of a long career in science and practical work in the outdoors.