A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV Si

A. Bowdoin Van Riper

Scarecrow Press, Sep 16, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 323 pages

Films that dramatize historical events and the lives of historical figures—whether they are intended to educate or to entertain—play a significant role in shaping the public's understanding of the past. In A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists andInventors in American Film and TV since 1930, A. Bowdoin Van Riper focuses on the dramatized portrayals of a particular group of historical figures—scientists, engineers, and inventors—that have appeared on American film and television screens. This volume analyzes individual portrayals, the public images of particular scientists and inventors, and the ideas about science and technology that, collectively, they represent. In this first in-depth study of how historic scientists and inventors have beenportrayed on screen, Van Riper catalogs nearly 300 separate performances and includes essays on the screen images of more than 80 historic scientists, inventors, engineers, and medical researchers. The individuals covered include Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Dian Fossey, and Bill Gates. Arranged chronologically by the subject's date of birth, entries for each individual explain their major contributions to science and technology, analyze the ways in whichthey've been portrayed in film and on television, and conclude with a complete list of screen portrayals and a discussion of suggestions for further reading. A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV since 1930will be of interest to anyone concerned with the depiction of historical events and historical figures in film and television, and to anyone interested in the public understanding of science and technology.

Contents

• Hippocrates of Kos 460370 BC Greek Physician: 3
• Aristotle 384322 BC Greek Philosopher and Naturalist: 6
• Archimedes c 287212 BC Greek Mathematician Physicist and Engineer: 8
• Gutenberg Johan c 14001462 German Inventor: 10
• Da Vinci Leonardo 14521519 Italian Scientist and Engineer: 12
• Copernicus Nicholas 14731543 GermanPolish Mathematician and Astronomer: 17
• Bacon Francis 15611626 English Philosopher and Physicist: 19
• Galileo 15641642 Italian Astronomer Physicist and Mathematician: 21
• Digby Kenelm 16031665 English Mathematician Natura lPhilosopher and Student of Magic: 26
• Newton Isaac 16421717 English Mathematician and Physicist: 28
• Halley Edmond 16561742 English Astronomer Mathematician Physicist Meteorologist and Inventor: 34
• Harrison John 16931776 English Carpenter and Clockmaker: 36
• Franklin Benjamin 17061790 English Later American Physicist: 40
• PART II THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 45
• Fulton Robert 17651815 American Artist Engineer Inventor and Naval Architect: 47
• Whitney Eli 17651825 American Teacher and Inventor: 51
• Oersted Hans Christian 17771851 Danish Physicist: 54
• Audubon John James 17851851 American Ornithologist Naturalist and Artist: 56
• Babbage Charles 17911871 English Mathematician and Inventor: 59
• Cooper Peter 17911883 American Industrialist and Inventor: 61
• Morse Samuel F B 17911872 American Artist and Inventor: 63
• Bowie James 17961836 American Frontiersman: 65
• Ericsson John 18031889 SwedishBorn American Mechanical Engineer and Designer: 67
• De Lesseps Ferdinand 18051894 French Diplomat: 71
• Darwin Charles 18091882 English Geologist and Biologist: 75
• Lovelace Augusta Ada ByronKing Countess of 18151852 English Mathematician and Computer Scientist: 80
• Mitchell Maria 18181889 American Astronomer: 83
• Pasteur Louis 18221895 French Chemist and Microbiologist: 86
• Kelvin William ThomsonLord 18241907 British Physicist and Engineer: 91
• Nobel Alfred 18331896 Swedish Chemist and Inventor: 96
• Crapper Thomas 18341910 English Plumber: 99
• Langley Samuel P 18341906 American Astronomer and Aircraft Designer: 101
• Powell John Wesley 18341902 American Geologist and Ethnographer: 103
• Newcomb Simon 18351909 American Astronomer: 108
• Holland John Philip 18401914 American Engineer and Designer: 110
• Bell Alexander Graham 18471922 Scottish Later AmericanScientist and Inventor: 112
• Edison Thomas 18471931 American Inventor: 123
• Ehrlich Paul 18541915 German Chemist and Immunologist: 135
• PART III THE TWENTIETH CENTURY TO 1945: 141
• Freud Sigmund 18561939 Austrian Psychologist: 143
• Tesla Nikola 18561943 CroatianBorn Naturalized AmericanElectrical Engineer: 149
• Ford Henry 18631947 American Engineer Inventor and Automobile Manufacturer: 155
• Carver George Washington 18641943 American Agronomist and Agricultural Chemist: 159
• Curie Marie Sklodowska 18671934 Polish Later French Physicist and Chemist: 163
• Wright Wilbur 18671912 and Orville 18711948 American Aircraft Designers: 173
• Adler Alfred 18701937 Austrian Psychologist: 182
• Carter Howard 18741939 English Archaeologist: 184
• Marconi Guglielmo 18741937 Italian Electrical Engineer: 187
• Jung Carl Gustav 18751961 Swiss Psychologist: 189
• Kroeber Alfred 18761960 American Anthropologist: 191
• Einstein Albert 18791955 German Later American Physicist: 193
• Kenny Elizabeth 18801952 Australian Nurse and Physical Therapist: 203
• Goddard Robert H 18821945 American Rocket Designer: 207
• Malinowski Bronislaw 18841942 Polish Anthropologist: 210
• Fokker Anthony 18901939 Dutch Aircraft Engineer: 214
• Kinsey Alfred 18941956 American Biologist and Sex Researcher: 218
• Momsen Charles Bowers Swede 18961967 American Naval Officer Engineer and Inventor: 223
• Blalock Alfred 18991964 American Surgeon and Medical Researcher: 227
• Williams David Marshall 19001975 American Gunsmith: 231
• PART IV THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AFTER 1945: 233
• Tucker Preston 19031956 American Automobile Designer and Manufacturer: 235
• Oppenheimer J Robert 19041967 American Physicist: 240
• Hughes Howard R Jr 19051976 American Industrialist Aviator Filmmaker and Engineer: 250
• Farnsworth Philo T 19061971 American Electrical Engineer: 254
• Von Braun Wernher 19121977 German Later American Rocket Engineer: 256
• Wilkins Maurice 19162004 English Physicist: 261
• Feynman Richard 19181988 American Physicist: 263
• Franklin Rosalind 19201958 English Chemist and Crystallographer: 265
• Mowat Farley 1921 Canadian Naturalist and Conservationist: 269
• Kearns Robert 19272005 American Electrical Engineer: 274
• Bull Gerald 19281990 Canadian Engineer and Weapons Designer: 276
• Nash John Forbes Jr 1928 American Mathematician: 280
• Crick Francis H C 19162004 English Molecular Biologist and Physicist: 285
• Fossey Dian 19321985 American Primatologist: 290
• Sacks Oliver 1933 BritishBorn American Physician and Author: 294
• Boisjoly Roger 1938 American Rocket Engineer: 298
• Canfield William American Biochemist: 301
• Jobs Steve 1955 American Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur: 304
• Gates Bill 1955 American Computer Engineer and Entrepreneur: 307
• Index: 311
• About the Author: 323

About the author

A. Bowdoin Van Riper is a historian who specializes in depictions of science and technology in popular culture. His publications include Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology (2007) and A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and Television (Scarecrow, 2011).

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV Si; A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV Since 1930, A. Bowdoin Van Riper; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Author: A. Bowdoin Van Riper
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0810881284, 9780810881280
• Length: 323 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Reference; Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / Reference; Performing Arts / Television / Direction & Production