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The Cambridge dictionary of scientists / David Millar and others.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2002Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 428 pages) : illustrations, maps, photosContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511074141
  • 051107414X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509.22 23
Online resources:
Contents:
List of panels -- About the authors -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Symbols and conventions -- A-Z dictionary -- Chronology -- Nobel prizewinners in science -- Winners of the fields medal for mathematics -- Index.
Summary: An illustrated biographical dictionary of major scientists from early times to present day. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology. Highlights pioneering women scientists.
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Includes index.

List of panels -- About the authors -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Symbols and conventions -- A-Z dictionary -- Chronology -- Nobel prizewinners in science -- Winners of the fields medal for mathematics -- Index.

An illustrated biographical dictionary of major scientists from early times to present day. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology. Highlights pioneering women scientists.

Description based on print version record.

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