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Author |
: Henry Thomas |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 1941 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B4354748 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Living Biographies of Great Philosophers by : Henry Thomas
The philosophical personalities of the world represent an adventure in thinking. And when we examine the lives of the philosophers we find that the procession of a man's thoughts can be as exiting a spectacle as the pageantry of a man's deeds.
Author |
: Lorraine Daston |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2000-06-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226136728 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226136721 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biographies of Scientific Objects by : Lorraine Daston
Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical.
Author |
: Rebecca Goldstein |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2006-01-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393327601 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393327604 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Incompleteness by : Rebecca Goldstein
"An introduction to the life and thought of Kurt Gödel, who transformed our conception of math forever"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Dan Graves |
Publisher |
: Kregel Publications |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
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: |
ISBN-10 |
: 0825497701 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780825497704 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scientists of Faith by : Dan Graves
The personal stories of forty-eight historic scientists and an overview of their contributions to their field and faith.
Author |
: Noretta Koertge |
Publisher |
: Scribner |
Total Pages |
: 538 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSC:32106018867959 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Dictionary of Scientific Biography by : Noretta Koertge
Also available online as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library under the title Complete dictionary of scientific biography.
Author |
: Dr. Michael Guillen |
Publisher |
: Hachette Books |
Total Pages |
: 239 |
Release |
: 2012-06-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781401304911 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1401304915 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Five Equations That Changed the World by : Dr. Michael Guillen
A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor at Harvard University, Dr. Michael Guillen has earned the respect of millions as a clear and entertaining guide to the exhilarating world of science and mathematics. Now Dr. Guillen unravels the equations that have led to the inventions and events that characterize the modern world, one of which -- Albert Einstein's famous energy equation, E=mc2 -- enabled the creation of the nuclear bomb. Also revealed are the mathematical foundations for the moon landing, airplane travel, the electric generator -- and even life itself. Praised by Publishers Weekly as "a wholly accessible, beautifully written exploration of the potent mathematical imagination," and named a Best Nonfiction Book of 1995, the stories behind The Five Equations That Changed the World, as told by Dr. Guillen, are not only chronicles of science, but also gripping dramas of jealousy, fame, war, and discovery.
Author |
: Thomas Söderqvist |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 2016-03-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317028901 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317028902 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography by : Thomas Söderqvist
Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the production of science. Not least is the realization that the role of science in culture is much more accessible when presented through the lives of its practitioners. Taken as a genre, such biographies play an important role in the public understanding of science. In recent years there has been an increasing number of monographs and collections about biography in general and literary biography in particular. However, biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors have rarely been the topic of scholarly inquiry. As such this volume of essays will be welcomed by those interested in the genre of science biography, and who wish to re-examine its history, foundational problems and theoretical implications. Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, the contributions cover a broad range of subjects, periods and locations. By presenting such a rich diversity of essays, the volume is able to chart the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that have influenced scientific biographies from classical antiquity to the present day. In so doing it provides a compelling overview of the history of the genre, suggesting that the different valuations given scientific biography over time have been largely fuelled by vested professional interests.
Author |
: Richard Rhodes |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2023-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781984898357 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1984898353 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scientist by : Richard Rhodes
A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson, one of the most ground-breaking and controversial scientists of our time—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb “An impressive account of one of the 20th century’s most prominent biologists, for whom the natural world is ‘a sanctuary and a realm of boundless adventure; the fewer the people in it, the better.’” —The New York Times Book Review Few biologists in the long history of that science have been as productive, as ground-breaking and as controversial as the Alabama-born Edward Osborne Wilson. At 91 years of age he may be the most eminent American scientist in any field. Fascinated from an early age by the natural world in general and ants in particular, his field work on them and on all social insects has vastly expanded our knowledge of their many species and fascinating ways of being. This work led to his 1975 book Sociobiology, which created an intellectual firestorm from his contention that all animal behavior, including that of humans, is governed by the laws of evolution and genetics. Subsequently Wilson has become a leading voice on the crucial importance to all life of biodiversity and has worked tirelessly to synthesize the fields of science and the humanities in a fruitful way. Richard Rhodes is himself a towering figure in the field of science writing and he has had complete and unfettered access to Wilson, his associates, and his papers in writing this book. The result is one of the most accomplished and anticipated and urgently needed scientific biographies in years.
Author |
: Margaret J. Anderson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 110 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0766011119 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780766011113 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scientists of the Ancient World by : Margaret J. Anderson
This volume discusses the lives and contributions of ten influential scholars from the early years of scientific research, including Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Pliny, Galen, Ptolemy, Hypatia, and Al-Khwarizmi. Authors Margaret J. Anderson and Karen F. Stephenson also examine the lasting importance for the modern Western world of the mathematical, philosophical, mechanical, and scientific ideas of these ten great scientists.
Author |
: Hourly History |
Publisher |
: Independently Published |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2018-10-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1729197698 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781729197691 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biographies of Scientists by : Hourly History
Biographies of ScientistsFive Books in One✓ Albert Einstein: A Life From Beginning to End✓ Isaac Newton: A Life From Beginning to End✓ Galileo Galilei: A Life From Beginning to End✓ Charles Darwin: A Life From Beginning to End✓ Michael Faraday: A Life From Beginning to EndAlbert EinsteinHow did one insignificant patent clerk change the world? Step into the world of Albert Einstein in this book and find out what was so extraordinary about him. Why did it take so long for him to win the Nobel Prize? What kind of a father was Einstein to his boys? How did his marriages affect his work? What motivated him? And most importantly; what unlocked his mind to grapple with the most profound ideas of all time? Find out why Einstein valued creativity and freedom as the foundation stones of a good life, and how these two traits would inspire him and help to transform the world as it was known up until then.Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton seemed to be a most unwanted child of the world. Ignored by his mother, scorned by contemporaries, seemingly at war with the world in which he lived, Newton turned his energies to things unseen. His laws of motion and law of universal gravitation would set the stage for a most extraordinary life. Follow along as you travel from a rugged stone farmhouse to Trinity College, Cambridge to the halls of London exhibitions where Newton found himself the celebrity of the age. Looking back on Aristotle, and inspired by all that Galileo had brought the world, Newton made his life work much of what is heralded as the modern age. He saw what no one else did, and his vision saw into the universe. See how he did it, and why.Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei began his career as a mathematician. Yet as fate would have it, he became far more than a numbers whiz. Here was a true Renaissance man; one who was greatly educated and a genuine lover of the arts. He was a fan of poets and a fine lute player.When in 1609 Galileo created his first telescope and turned his attention to the skies, everything changed. His discoveries as they came, could not be denied. Because of his years of study in the arts and humanities, Galileo was well prepared to bring his ideas into the light of day.Charles DarwinCharles Darwin thought he would be a clergyman after an uneventful childhood, where he hated school but loved the natural world. All that would change when he was allowed to be a part of a worldwide expedition to faraway lands. He was able to collect specimens and keep notes on all he experienced.This eBook takes a closer look at who Charles Darwin was, how he lived his everyday life and how influential he became; not just in his own day but into the modern world as well. Find out what interested his incredible mind and how Darwin presented his theories to a yet unsuspecting world. From beetles to butterflies, coral reefs and tropical islands, from apes to humans, learn how Charles Darwin's evidence speaks even to the world today.Michael FaradayMichael Faraday is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern physics. His work in the field of electromagnetism revolutionized society, leading to new avenues of study and developments of technology that would leave the world changed forever. Without Faraday