Linda deSolla Price is the daughter of Derek de Solla Price, a physicist, historian, and Yale professor who was the first to formally study the History of Science.
She holds an undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude, in Comparative Literature and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She has a graduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and has taken additional graduate education courses from Southern Connecticut State University in order to earn Certification in Special Education. She worked as a special education teacher for 25 years, teaching Mathematics, History, Science and Wood Shop. She has professional experience in the financial sector as well as having owned two small businesses: a successful office supply store and a hand bookbinding and paper restoration service. Although retired from teaching, she continues to operate a content editing and fact-checking service.