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Title The Cambridge dictionary of scientists / David Millar ... [and others].

Publication Info. Cambridge [Eng.] : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (1177 entries) : 192 images, digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Contents A-Z.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary 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 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 recent Nobel Prizewinners, this new 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.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference.
Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Scientists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Scientists -- Biography.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Subject Science -- History.
Science.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Dictionaries.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Added Author Millar, David (Geophysicist)
Credo Reference (Firm)
Other Form: Print version: 052180602X 9780521806022 (DLC) 2002512240 xii, 428 p. : ill., ports.
ISBN 9781849720052 online
052180602X hardback
0521000629 paperback