A Dictionary of Scientists

by Oxford University Press

From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Featuring over 1,300 entries, spanning over 2,500 years, this book covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the Dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine, in addition to a comprehensive index of topics, and extensive network of cross-references to related entries.
Compact, comprehensive, and crammed full of useful facts throughout, A Dictionary of Scientists will be an essential reference for scientists, students, and anyone with a general interest in science.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192800868
• ISBN13: 9780192800862
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A Dictionary of Scientists

For scientists of all ages this is a great book with concisedescriptions of 100's of scientists from the Greeks onwards. A brief description of their family background, when born and died is followed by all you need to know, about their main scientific endeavors. There are few obvious omissions but I must bring to task the editors for not listing perhaps the greatest British chemist of the nineteenth century - Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (inventor of the electric light bulb; modern photographic paper and the production of polymeric fibres).At this price you will not find a better quick reference book.