American historian (born November 26, 1941), a specialist in Russian and Soviet history who taught at Oklahoma State University and co-authored the textbook series \"Civilization Past & Present.\" He is the uncle of novelist Neal Stephenson, with whom he co-wrote \"Interface\" (1994) and \"The Cobweb\" (1996) under the pen name J. Frederick George, the two collectively publishing as \"Stephen Bury.\"
