The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
2nd Edition
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- Date Published: September 2002
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521000628
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its very beginnings to the present day. This alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology, with special attention paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the way to scientific careers for others. As well as Nobel Prizewinners, this second edition includes winners of the Fields Medal, the mathematician's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Illustrated with around 150 portraits, diagrams, maps and tables, and with special panel features, this book is a clear and accessible guide to the world's prominent scientific personalities.
Read more- An invaluable one-stop reference book covering the world's prominent scientific personalities
- Thoroughly revised and updated edition featuring 157 additional scientists and around 150 portraits, diagrams, maps and tables
- Includes Nobel Prizewinners and - for the first time - winners of the Fields Medal
Reviews & endorsements
'This is a superb collection of admirably concise scientific biographies; I wish I had owned a copy when I started presenting television programmes on the history of science.' Adam Hart-Davis
See more reviews'The authors have undertaken a mammoth task to collate all this information in a desk-sized, neat dictionary. … The dictionary could function as a reference for science and hisstory alike.' Journal of Biological Education
'Here is a treasure house of information, useful and incidental, with portraits and illustrations … The four members of the Millar family, with their expertise in different areas have done a splendid job of giving brief biographies, chosen the most important scientists, both ancient and living, and made clear and simple explanations of many scientific principles.' Chromatographia
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: September 2002
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521000628
- length: 444 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.71kg
- contains: 186 b/w illus. 2 maps 3 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of panels
About the authors
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Symbols and conventions
A-Z Dictionary
Chronology
Nobel prizewinners in science
Winners of the Fields Medal for Mathematics
Index.
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