Benjamin Cummings is a publishing imprint of Pearson Education

Pearson Education

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 that specializes in science. Benjamin Cummings publishes medical

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

 textbooks, anatomy

Anatomy

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 and physiology

Physiology

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 laboratory

Laboratory

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 manuals, biology

Biology

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 and microbiology

Microbiology

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 textbooks, and health/kinesiology

Kinesiology

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 textbooks.

Cummings Publishing Company was formed in 1968 as a division of Addison-Wesley

Addison-Wesley

Addison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...

. In 1977, Addison-Wesley purchased the W. A. Benjamin Company and merged it with Cummings. Benjamin Cummings, along with the rest of Addison-Wesley, was purchased by Pearson

Pearson PLC

Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...

in 1988.