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CRC Press

American publishing group

American publishing group

FieldValue
image[[File:CRC Press logo.svg300px]]
parentTaylor & Francis
founded1903 (as Chemical Rubber Company)
statusActive
distributionWorldwide
topicsTechnical textbooks (engineering, science, mathematics, business, information technology)
countryUnited States
headquartersBoca Raton, Florida
url
imprintsChapman & Hall, Productivity Press, Auerbach Publications

The CRC Press is a publishing imprint principally for technical books. Many of its books are related to engineering, science and mathematics. Its scope also includes books on business, forensics and information technology. In 2003 the imprint was acquired by Taylor & Francis, a subsidiary of Informa. The CRC Press and Routledge imprints are key components of Taylor & Francis's academic publishing. As of 2025, the branding of CRC Press presents it as part of the Routledge branding.

History

The CRC Press originated as the publishing component of the Chemical Rubber Company (CRC) in 1903 by brothers Arthur, Leo and Emanuel Friedman in Cleveland, Ohio, based on an earlier enterprise by Arthur, who had begun selling rubber laboratory aprons in 1900. The company gradually expanded to include sales of laboratory equipment to chemists. In 1913 the CRC offered a short (116-page) manual called the Rubber Handbook as an incentive for any purchase of a dozen aprons.

In 1964, Chemical Rubber decided to focus on its publishing ventures, and in 1973 the company changed its name to CRC Press, Inc, and exited the manufacturing business, spinning off that line as the Lab Apparatus Company.

In 1986, CRC Press was bought by the Times Mirror Company. Times Mirror began exploring the possibility of a sale of CRC Press in 1996, and in December announced the sale of CRC to Information Ventures. In 2003, CRC became part of Taylor & Francis, which in 2004 became part of the UK publisher Informa.

References

References

  1. "Auerbach Publications".
  2. "About Us: Taylor & Francis key brands: Routledge and CRC Press".
  3. "Crc Press, Inc.". Case Western Reserve University.
  4. "CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group". Engineering Education Suppliers Guide.
  5. Zwillinger, Daniel. "Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae".
  6. "CRC Press Pioneers in Publishing".
  7. (1986-11-29). "Times Mirror to Buy Broadcasting Magazine and CRC". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Rose, Frederick. (13 March 1996). "Times Mirror Plans To Explore Options For Book Divisions". Dow Jones & Company, Inc..
  9. Millot, Jim. (16 December 1996). "Times Mirror reorganization completed, Willes says". PWxyz.
  10. (10 March 2003). "Taylor & Francis to acquire CRC Press". PWxyz.
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