Everett Rogers Writer

Everett M. Rogers (March 6, 1931 – October 21, 2004) was a communication scholar, sociologist, writer, and teacher. He is best known for originating the diffusion of innovations theory and for introducing the term early adopter.Rogers was born on his family's Pinehurst Farm in Carroll, Iowa, in 1931. His father loved electromechanical farm innovations,but was highly reluctant to utilize biological–chemical innovations, so he resistedadopting the new hybrid seed corn, even though it yielded 25% more crop andwas resistant to drought. During the Iowa drought of 1936, while the hybrid seedcorn stood tall on the neighbor’s farm, the crop on the Rogers’ farm wilted. Rogers’ father was finally convinced.Rogers had no plans to attend university until a school teacher drove him and some classmates to Ames to visit Iowa State University. Rogers decided to pursue a degree in agriculture there. He then served in the Korean War for two years. He returned to Iowa State University to earn a Ph.D. in sociology and statistics in 1957.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 06, 1931
Birth name	Everett Mitchell Rogers
Birth place	Carroll Iowa
Date of death	October 21, 2004
Place of death	Albuquerque New Mexico
Education	Iowa State University
Education	Iowa State University