The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists

by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie

From the story behind Einstein's revolutionary theory of relativity to Oppenheimer's opposition to U.S. construction of the hydrogen bomb, from the prejudice against women that barred Lise Meitner from working in a major laboratory to the false nose worn by Tycho Brahe after his own was cut off in a duel, the lives of the world's great scientists form a fascinating backdrop to their stunning achievements. Now in its second edition, The Biographical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195210832
• ISBN13: 9780195210835
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.8" x 10.2"