The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists: 2 Volume Set [Hardcover]

Roy Porter (Editor), Marilyn Ogilvie (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0195216636 | ISBN-13: 978-0195216639 | Edition: 3rd

The third edition of this acclaimed reference work offers more than 1,280 concise, authoritative portraits of the men and women of science throughout the ages. Covering every field--from astronomy to zoology, the pure sciences as well as engineering and technology, the new edition of the Dictionary features more than 80 new entries that add the richer representation of contemporary and women scientists--such as Stanley Prusiner, winner of the Nobel Prize for medicine, and Sofia Kovalevskaya, the Russian mathematician. The biographies, ranging in length from 500 to 1,200 words, clearly present each scientist's contributions; they also provide fascinating insights into the workings of scientific discovery and validation. TheDictionary features 150 illustrations, updated historical overviews of the major sciences, chronologies, quotations, bibliographies, tables of scientific discoveries and Nobel Prize winners, and an enlarged glossary. Praise for the first edition: "Excellent...recommended."--Reference Books Bulletin "Recommended for all public and academic collections."--Choice "Makes informative and enjoyable reading....a valuable resource."--Mathematics Teacher

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for the first edition:

"Makes informative and enjoyable reading....a valuable resource."--Mathematics Teacher

"Excellent....recommended."--Reference Books Bulletin

"Recommended for all public and academic collections."--Choice

About the Author

About the Editor
Consultant editor Roy Porter is Reader in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London. He is the author of English Society in the Eighteenth Century (1982), A Social History of Madness (1987), and has co-edited the Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science (1981).
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1214 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 3rd edition (May 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195216636
• ISBN-13: 978-0195216639
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,169,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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