Also available online as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library under the title Complete dictionary of scientific biography.
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (DSB) is a major addition to the magisterial compilation of scientific biographies edited by Charles Gillispie and published by Charles Scribner’s Sons between 1970...
Dictionary of Scientific Biography: A - Z
This dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to the lives, labours and achievements of the men and women who have shaped the world of science.
Dictionary of scientific biography
Vol. 1. Neils Abel-René Descartes. Vol. 2. Leonard Dickson-Al-Khwarizmi. Vol. 3. T homas Kirkman - Isaac Newton. Vol. 4. Jerzy Neyman-Niccoló Zucchi, Chronology. Index.
Vol. 1. Neils Abel-René Descartes. Vol. 2. Leonard Dickson-Al-Khwarizmi. Vol. 3. T homas Kirkman - Isaac Newton. Vol. 4. Jerzy Neyman-Niccoló Zucchi, Chronology. Index.