Daniel Hillel was born in 1930 in Los Angeles, California. His family immigrated to Palestine in 1931.
Publication,

• Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes, 1971.
• Computer Simulation of Soil-Water Dynamics: A Compendium of Recent Work, 1977
• Applications of Soil Physics, 1980
• Fundamentals of Soil Physics, 1980
• Negev, Land, Water, and Life in a Desert Environment, 1982
• Introduction to Soil Physics, 1982
• Efficient Use of Water in Irrigation: Principles and Practices for Improving Irrigation in Arid and Semiarid Regions, 1987
• Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil, 1992
• The Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East, 1994
• Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations, 1998
• Climate Change and the Global Harvest: Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture, 1998
• Salinity Management for Sustainable Irrigation: Integrating Science, Environment, and Economics, 2000
• Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics, 2003
• Soil in the Environment: Crucible of Terrestrial Life, 2007
• The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures, 2007
• Climate Variability and the Global Harvest: Impacts of El Nino and Other Oscillations on Agroecosystems, 2008