Willis E. (Willis Eugene) Tower

Born in 1871 and later known as Willis Eugene Tower, he is remembered today mainly through the physics textbooks and educational works published under his name.

He is credited as an author of Physics, a school-focused science text written with Thomas Darlington Cope, Charles Henry Smith, and Charles Mark Turton. The book's collaborative, instructional style suggests a writer deeply involved in classroom science and in presenting physics in a straightforward way for learners.

Public records also identify him as Willis Eugene Tower (1871–1962). While detailed biographical information appears limited in the sources available, his surviving educational work points to a career connected with science teaching and textbook writing in the United States.