Biographies of Scientists for Sci-tech Libraries
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Tony Stankus(Editor)
Haworth Press Inc
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-56024-214-7 (ISBN)
Description
Here is a guide to biographies of scientists from a wide variety of scientific fields. As fewer students in the United States choose to pursue graduate studies or careers in science, "Biographies of Scientists for Sci-tech Libraries" is a tool for inspiring individual students to follow any leanings toward science they already have. Sci-tech librarians should find this a helpful resource for furthering their understanding and appreciation of science as a broadly based and creative experience. The books selected for this descriptive bibliography helps librarians shatter readers' stereotypes of scientists as monomaniacal and uninteresting people by providing interesting and provocative titles to capture the interest of students and other readers. The biographies included in this bibliography were carefully selected for their humour and human insights to give future scientists encouragement, inspiration, and an understanding of the origins of particular scientific fields. These biographies explore the whole personality of the scientist, giving students a glimpse at the variety and drama of the lives beyond well-known contributions or Nobel prize accomplishments.
Recommended titles explore the exciting lives of scientists representing a wide range of fields such as mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, geology, animal science, plant breeding, and medicine.
Recommended titles explore the exciting lives of scientists representing a wide range of fields such as mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, geology, animal science, plant breeding, and medicine.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Binghamton
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56024-214-7 (9781560242147)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Mathematical biographies - profiles and sources of information on 18 mathematicians, Virgil Diodato and Michael Tolan; computer revolutionaries - a guide to the literature on pioneers in computing, Charles Matthews; biographies of physicists - an annotated bibliography, Donna E. Cromer; lives of chemists, Gayle Baker and Marie Garrett; biography in the geological science, Flossie E. Wise; a selection of biographies of animal scientists, Flora Cobb; plant breeders and plant geneticists - biographical information, Dena Rae Thomas; founders of medical techniques and inventions - an annotated bibliography, Andrea R. Testi.