Oxford dictionary of scientific quotations
Résumé
The original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this fascinating new collection, a major addition to the world-famous 'Oxford Quotations' range. An essential reference tool, put together over 15 years with the assistance of a distinguished team of specialist advisers, it includes full author descriptions, exact sources, and a word-finding index for easy reference. Scholarly but accessible, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists reflect on achievements and failures in their own lives and those of others. Darwin not only describes natural selection, but carefully assesses the pros and cons of marriage, while James Clerk Maxwell constructs an electric but poetic Valentine as well as his 'demon'. From Archimedes to Einstein and beyond, the Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations charts the progress of the great ideas of science.
L'auteur - W. F. Bynum
W.F. Bynum is Professor Emeritus of the history of medicine at the Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London. He has edited many books, including (with Janet Browne and Roy Porter) The Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science, and (with Roy Porter) Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine and the author of Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century.
L'auteur - Roy Porter
Roy Porter was until his retirement Professor of the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London. His most recent books include Madness: A Brief History and Flesh and the Age of Reason. He died in March 2002.
Autres livres de Roy Porter
Sommaire
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- How to Use the Dictionary
- Quotations
- Keyword Index
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Oxford University Press |
| Auteur(s) | W. F. Bynum, Roy Porter |
| Parution | 03/03/2005 |
| Nb. de pages | 712 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 1231g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780198584094 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-19-858409-4 |
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