Description
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1991, is an invaluable guide to biographies of scientists from a wide variety of scientific fields. These biographies are unique in that they explore the whole personality of the scientist, giving students a glimpse at the variety and drama of the lives beyond the well-known.
Table of Contents1. Preface Cynthia A. Steinke 2. Introduction Tony Stankus 3. Mathematical Biographies: Profiles and Sources of Information on Eighteen Mathematicians Virgil Diodato and Michael Tolan 4. Computer Revolutionaries: A Guide to the Literature of Pioneers in Computing Charles Matthews 5. Biographies of Physicists: An Annotated Bibliography Donna E. Cromer 6. Lives of Chemists Gayle Baker and Marie Garrett 7. Biography in the Geological Sciences Flossie E. Wise 8. A Selection of Biographies of Animal Scientists Flora Cobb 9. Plant Breeders and Plant Geneticists: Biographical Information Dena Rae Thomas 10. Founders of Medical Techniques and Inventions: An Annotated Bibliography Andrea R. Testi
