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Author: Trevor Illtyd Williams
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 632
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides biographical information on 1300 eminent scientists and technologists. Includes an appendix, chronological table of birth and death dates, and a subject index.
Author: Roger Smith
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780810833845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0486488659
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than two thousand entries, in subjects from astronomy to zoology, are accompanied by tables and charts, as well as biographies of eighty-five scientists.
Author: Martin Ince
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781579580186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Harry M. Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-09-17
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780521645508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the golem? In Jewish mythology the Golem is an effigy or image brought to life. While not evil, it is a strong, clumsy and incomplete servant. Through a series of case studies, ranging from relativity and cold fusion to memory in worms and the sex lives of lizards, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation. Scientific certainty is the interpretation of ambiguous results. The very well received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this new edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.
Author: Dean Miller
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-01-01
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1627125507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, a breakdown of the life and work of some of history's pioneers in the study of astronomy and cosmology are thoroughly explored. This volume provides excellent biographical sketches for trailblazers in the sciences. Articles are devoted to specific scientists, covering the contributions to their field, specifically addressing how their research, discoveries, and inventions impacted human understanding and experience. This historical review includes scientists from around the world and throughout the centuries, with a chapter specifically devoted to the top scientific contributors of the 21st century.
Author: Clark A. Elliott
Publisher: Garland Science
Published: 2021-11-18
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 1000524957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1996. The intention of this volume is two-fold: first, to give a chronologically arranged overview of selected data on the history of science in the United States, and second, to orient the reader to the substantial reference literature and research sources as guidance to further study of the topic. The subject areas that are covered include astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, and their related disciplines; areas such as anthropology and psychology are covered to a lesser extent. Science is the central focus, but the content of the work recognizes that the boundaries between subjects or activities are not absolute and certainly not when coverage spans several centuries.
Author: Gerrylyn K Roberts
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2007-10-31
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 1847552633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an historical overview of the recent developments in the history of diverse fields within chemistry. It follows on from Recent Developments in the History of Chemistry, a volume published in 1985. Covering chiefly the last 20 years, the primary aim of Chemical History: Reviews of the Recent Literature is to familiarise newcomers to the history of chemistry with some of the more important developments in the field. Starting with a general introduction and look at the early history of chemistry, subsequent chapters go on to investigate the traditional areas of chemistry (physical, organic, inorganic) alongside analytical chemistry, physical organic chemistry, medical chemistry and biochemistry, and instruments and apparatus. Topics such as industrial chemistry and chemistry in national contexts, whilst not featuring as separate chapters, are woven throughout the content. Each chapter is written by experts and is extensively referenced to the international chemical literature. Chemical History: Reviews of the Recent Literature is also ideal for chemists who wish to become familiar with historical aspects of their work. In addition, it will appeal to a wider audience interested in the history of chemistry, as it draws together historical materials that are widely scattered throughout the chemical literature.
Author: Bridie Andrews
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1134441185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume shows how the study of medicine can provide new insights into colonial identity, and the possibility of accomodating multiple perspectives on identity within a single narrative.
Author: Andrew G. Ede
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2006-06-30
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 0313038643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most familiar features of any high-school chemistry lab is the Periodic Table of Elements. Elegant, informative, useful to any student in the lab - the Periodic Table neatly summarizes our scientific knowledge of the chemical elements from hydrogen to uranium and beyond - atomic number, atomic weight, isotopes, and more. But how did scientists discover all of these features of the elements? How did the Periodic Table come to be? And, even more basically, how did the concept of the chemical element come to dominate how scientists understand chemistry? This book shows readers the answers to these and other questions regarding the scientific understanding of matter. The Chemical Element, a volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science, traces the history of this tremendously powerful concept from the ancient philosophers to the present day. The volume covers: the idea of the elements held by Aristotle and the other ancient Greek philosophers; how Chinese, Arabic and other ancient civilizations thought about the elements; Mendeleyev and the creation of the Periodic Table of Elements, the predictive power of which helped in the discovery of dozens of new elements; and the discovery of the artificial elements that are heavier than uranium Jargon and mathematics is kept to a minimum, and the volumes includes a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography, making The Chemical Element an ideal resource for students researching chemistry and the history and nature of the scientific understanding of the world around us.
