Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: The Lives and Achievements of 1510 Great Scientists from Ancient Times to the Present Chronologically ArrangedEach numbered entry gives short to lengthy biographical information. Chronological arrangement. Most biographies from previous editions have been expanded as new information became available to author. Subject and name index. |
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BUCHNER Eduard 903 | 2 |
HAWKING Stephen William 1510 | 6 |
SIMON Sir Franz Eugen Francis 1165 | 13 |
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acid Archimedes Aristotle Aristotle 29 astronomer Born atomic weights atoms B.C. Died Bavaria became began Berlin body called carbon cells century later chemical chemist Born chemistry comet compounds Copernicus Darwin death Democritus Descartes discovered discovery disease earth electric engine England English eventually experiment fact Faraday father France French Galileo Galileo 166 gases German Greek grew interested half century heat Hipparchus Huygens hydrogen important invented J. J. Thomson Joule Kepler known Latin Lavoisier Leibniz light London magnetic mathe mathematician mathematician Born mathematics measure medical degree medicine ment metal modern molecules moon motion Newton observations observatory obtained his medical orbit Paracelsus Paris physician physicist Born planet profes professor Ptolemy published Regiomontanus remained Royal Society Russia scientific scientists served showed stars studied substances telescope temperature theory tion ture turned tury Tycho Tycho Brahe University Vesalius wrote
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The Many Faces Of Science: An Introduction To Scientists, Values, And Society Henry Byerly,Leslie Stevenson No preview available - 2000 |