When Isaac Newton claimed that he only saw further because he stood on the shoulders of giants, he alluded to the long line of geniuses that came before him. The history of science is the story of great discoveries, flashes of intuition that have changed the way people see the world, hard work, and arduous calculation in the laboratory. The Britannica Guide to the 100 Most Influential Scientists is a fascinating study of the lives and work of the men and women who have changed the way we look at the world, the universe, and ourselves.
Each entry is up to date, comprehensive, and entertaining, covering every aspect of scientific discovery from the ancient world to the concepts of today, and tomorrow. The introduction by leading historian of science, John Gribbin, brings together the many lives and shows how they have changed the story of humankind.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 324
- Copyright: 2008
The Britannica Guide series offers an essential introduction to key issues of our time. Clear, accurate, and meticulously researched, the series gives both the background and analysis for when you need to know for sure what is really happening in the world, whether you are an expert, student, or general reader.
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- The Britannica Guide to the Ideas that Made the Modern World
- The Britannica Guide to Modern China
- The Britannica Guide to the Brain
- The Britannica Guide to the 100 Most Influential Americans
Introducer
John Gribbin is the author of nearly 100 popular science books. He has received awards for his writing both in the United States and in Britain. The holder of a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge, he still maintains links with research as a Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex, and is the leader of a team there that measured the age of the Universe. While still a student, he received the prestigious Annual Award of the Gravity Research Foundation in the United States, the only student, and the first Englishman working in England, ever to receive this award.
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