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Lincoln Kinnear Barnett (1909–1979) was an editor and author, most notably at Life magazine for many years.

Lincoln Barnett wrote a number of books, including The Universe and Doctor Einstein, The World We Live In, and The Treasure of Our Tongue.

The Universe and Doctor Einstein is a layman's introduction to the theory of relativity. It includes a foreword by Albert Einstein, and has been reprinted several times. His work popularizing science subjects included consulting work on the film Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Notes

1. Clark, Alfred E. (September 10, 1979). "Lincoln Barnett, Ex-Editor of Life; Joined Tribune in Depression". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
2. Barnett, Lincoln (1948). The Universe and Doctor Einstein. New York: William Sloane Associates.
3. Barnett, Lincoln (1964). The treasure of our tongue; the story of English from its obscure beginnings to its present eminence as the most widely spoken language. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
4. Lalley, J.M. (1965). "The Rebuilding of Babel" (pdf). Modern Age. 9 (2): 200–201. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
5. Lincoln Barnett at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Lincoln Barnett at IMDb

• 1909 births
• 1979 deaths
• Life (magazine) people
• American magazine editors
• 20th-century American non-fiction writers
• 20th-century American male writers
• American male non-fiction writers