▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁sail ors ▁Category : Gu aman ian ▁sail ors ▁Category : S ail ors ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁– ▁Finn ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sail ors ▁of ▁Gu am ▁Category : Gu aman ian ▁male ▁sail ors ▁( s port ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Scott ▁L . ▁Mont gom ery ▁( born ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁author , ▁ge os cient ist , ▁public ▁lect urer , ▁and ▁affili ate ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁writ ings ▁on ▁energy ▁matters , ▁intellectual ▁history , ▁language ▁and ▁translation , ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁science . ▁ ▁His ▁book , ▁The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁the ▁New : ▁Four ▁Big ▁Ide as ▁and ▁How ▁They ▁Bu ilt ▁the ▁Modern ▁World ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁with ▁co - author ▁Daniel ▁Ch iro t , ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁Blo om berg ▁Business week ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁books ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁His ▁articles ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁journ als , ▁including ▁For bes , ▁News week , ▁History ▁Today , ▁Science , ▁and ▁Nature . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Scott ▁Ly ons ▁Mont gom ery ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1