Thomas King Simpson (of Saratoga Springs, NY) is Tutor Emeritus at St. John¿s College in Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has taught at the American University at Cairo and is a cöfounder of The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland. He was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. John¿s College, Wesleyan University, and the Johns Hopkins University, where in 1968 he received his doctorate in the history of science. His background also includes engineering and the classics.