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Category : Scientists
Languages : en
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World Book's Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists: Ting to Zworykin
Author: World Book's biographical encyclopedia of scientists
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ISBN: 9780716676027
Category : Biographical encyclopedia of scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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WORLD Book's Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists
Author: World Book's Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists
Author: World Book, IncPublisher:
ISBN: 9780716676010
Category : Scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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More than 1,300 alphabetically arranged biographies are combined with over 700 photographs to provide extensive coverage of scientists and of scientific discoveries and developments. Other features of this 8-volume set include: Entries about individual agronomists, astronomers, biologists, botanists, chemists, communications specialists, engineers, geologists, inventors, mathematicians, meteorologists, medical specialists, and physicists from around the world. Fact boxes that provide quick reference to principal categories of information about each scientist. Chronologies for selected major scientists, cross-references, and a cumulative index in each volume. A glossary; a list of additional resources; indexes by nationality, profession, and century; lists of Nobel Prize winners; and more, appearing in Volume 8.
Volume 8: Ting -- Zwor
Author: Paul A. KobasaPublisher:
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Category : Scientists
Languages : en
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists: Schwarzschild-Zworykin. Index
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Category : Science
Languages : en
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Biographies contain the scientists' areas of achievement, a brief statement of that individual's contribution to science, and a timeline listing birth and death dates, major awards and honors, milestones in the scientists' education, research, employment, and private life.
Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Second Edition - 2 Volume Set
Author: John DaintithPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780750302876
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists: Second Edition, 2 Volume Set examines the lives and careers of noteworthy scientists and thinkers through the ages, illuminating the progress of science and its impact on society in general. From Aristotle and the beginnings of objective observations, to twentieth century giants, Freud and Hawking, this extensive in-depth reference explores the men and women who have shaped our ideas and the world in which we live today. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition comprises two substantial illustrated volumes that contain over 2,000 biographical entries and over half a million words. It looks and reads like a "Who's Who" of the world of scientific thought, providing an in-depth listing of prominent historical as well as modern figures of science and medicine. The main biographical entries are arranged alphabetically and summarize the individual's life and contribution to science. The volumes also include a chronology of the history of science from 590 BC to the present, a subject index, and a bibliography of key publications in the history of scientific thought. For anyone researching the world of scientific personalities and ideas, this unique reference work will be indispensable.
Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Updated Edition
Author: Elizabeth OakesPublisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438195451
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Updated Edition is a comprehensive reference tool for learning about scientists and their work. It includes 500 cross-referenced profiles of well-known scientific "greats" of history and contemporary scientists whose work is verging on prominence. More than 100 entries are devoted to women and minority scientists. Each entry includes the subject's full name, dates of birth/death, nationality, and field(s) of specialization. A biographical essay focuses primarily on the subject's scientific work and achievements; it also highlights additional information, such as place of birth, parents' names and occupations, name(s) of spouse(s) and children, educational background, jobs held, and awards earned. Profiles include: Archimedes (c. 287–212 BCE): Mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543): Astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642): Astronomer Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782): Mathematician John James Audubon (1785–1851): Biologist Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910): Medical scientist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896): Chemist Albert Einstein (1879–1955): Physicist Niels Bohr (1885–1962): Physicist George Washington Carver (c. 1861–1943): Chemist Marie Curie (1867–1934): Physicist and chemist Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882–1945): Aerospace engineer Edwin Powell Hubble (1889–1953): Astronomer Grace Murray Hooper (1906–1992): Computer scientist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910–1994): Chemist Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997): Earth scientist Alan Turing (1912–1954): Computer scientist Jonas Edward Salk (1914–1995): Medical scientist Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958): Chemist Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924–2017): Biologist Stephen Hawking (1942–2018): Astronomer.
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