Author: Macmillan Publishing

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780684182940

The base set of the Dictionary of Scientific Biography was published serially in 16 volumes between 1970 and 1980. Volume 15 is Supplement I and Volume 16 is the comprehensive index volume. In 1981 the 16-volume set was reissued, with no alterations to the text, in 8 double volumes known as Vol. 1+2, Vol. 3+4 etc. This base set included more than 5,000 scientists from antiquity to the mid 1960's. Only deceased subjets are included.