Samuel W. Taylor

Samuel Woolley Taylor was an American novelist, scriptwriter, and historian. He is best-known for the short story "A Situation of Gravity" in the May 22, 1943 issue of Liberty magazine. This story was adapted to film and television several times. The first version was Disney movie The Absent-Minded Professor, followed by the theatrical sequel, Son of Flubber, and two made-for-TV legacy sequels starring Harry Anderson, The Absent-Minded Professor and The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places.