Overview
This new edition of the highly regarded Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists focuses on the achievements of 2400 scientists, explaining the nature and importance of those achievements. The book covers traditional science, including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and earth science, along with mathematics, engineering, technology, and computer science. It also includes key figures from anthropology, psychology, and the philosophy of science. This fully updated edition features pronunciation guidelines, quotations, website links, and suggestions for further reading. Each cross-referenced entry includes chronology, institution, publication, and discipline.
- | Author: John Daintith
- | Publisher: CRC Press
- | Publication Date: Aug 18, 2008
- | Number of Pages: 892 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1420072714
- | ISBN-13: 9781420072716
