Encyclopedia Of World Scientists Updated Edition

Author : Elizabeth Oakes
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1438195451
Total Pages : 1126 pages
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Updated Edition written by Elizabeth Oakes and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Elizabeth H. Oakes
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ISBN 13 : 9780816041305
Total Pages : 450 pages
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Scientists written by Elizabeth H. Oakes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers 500 biographical profiles of past and present scientists in such fields as anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, and psychology.

Author : World Book, Inc
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Author : World Book, Inc
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ISBN 13 : 9780716674009
Total Pages : 240 pages
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Author : John Daintith
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750302876
Total Pages : 530 pages
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Download or read book Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Second Edition - 2 Volume Set written by John Daintith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : DK Publishing, Inc
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ISBN 13 : 9781405303040
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128160977
Total Pages : 3542 pages
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Author : Jan W Dash
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811213933
Total Pages : 1105 pages
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ISBN 13 : 9780716676027
Total Pages : 184 pages
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