Encyclopedia Of World Scientists
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Encyclopedia of World Scientists Updated Edition
Author | : Elizabeth Oakes |
Publsiher | : Infobase Holdings, Inc |
Total Pages | : 1126 |
Release | : 2020-07-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781438195452 |
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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.
Encyclopedia of World Scientists
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Author | : Elizabeth H. Oakes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:671299526 |
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This volume, covering entries from A-K, presents biographical details and scientific achievements on hundreds of scientists from myriad disciplines and periods of history.
Encyclopedia of World Scientists
Author | : Elizabeth H. Oakes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 081604130X |
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Offers 500 biographical profiles of past and present scientists in such fields as anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, and psychology.
World Book s Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists
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Author | : World Book, Inc |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Scientists |
ISBN | : OCLC:1203938792 |
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Encyclopedia of the World s Biomes
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 3542 |
Release | : 2020-06-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780128160978 |
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Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication. Offers students and researchers a one-stop shop for information currently only available in scattered or non-technical sources Authored and edited by top scientists in the field Concisely written to guide the reader though the topic Includes meaningful illustrations and suggests further reading for those needing more specific information
Science in the Contemporary World
Author | : Eric G. Swedin |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2005-03-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781851095292 |
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This work is a unique introductory A–Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age. An authoritative reference survey of the modern age of scientific discovery, Science in the Contemporary World is a scholarly yet accessible chronicle of scientific achievement from the discovery of penicillin to the latest developments in space exploration and cloning. Over 200 A–Z entries cover the full spectrum of contemporary science, with emphasis on its diverse nature. Within the last 50 years, medicine has eradicated the killer disease smallpox, but primarily because the virus can live only in humans. Space probes have revealed that on Europa, a moon of Jupiter, an ice-capped ocean with the potential to support life probably exists. Marvels from animal psychology and deep-sea exploration are also explored extensively.
Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists Second Edition 2 Volume Set
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Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0750302879 |
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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.
Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists Second Edition 2 Volume Set
Author | : John Daintith |
Publsiher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0750302879 |
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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.