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Great Lives from History: Scientists and Science, Second Edition

Great Lives from History: Scientists and Science, Second Edition

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This comprehensive work highlights 400 of the greatest scientists in history, with an introduction to their significance, birth and death dates, and places, and specialty fields of science. It includes current discussions on recent scientific discoveries in evolutionary biology, quantum theory and quantum chemistry, HIV and cancer treatments, immunology, MRI technology, neurodegeneration, and more.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1300 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: Grey House Publishing Inc



This comprehensive work highlights 400 of the greatest scientists in history, with an introduction to their significance, birth and death dates and places; and specialty fields of science.

This second edition of Great Lives from History: Scientists & Science highlights nearly 400 of the greatest scientists in history, from Aristotle and the field of formal logic to Shinya Yamanaka and stem cell research.

Last published in 2012, this new edition adds 10 years of scientific achievement, to profile individuals who made life-changing discoveries in nearly 90 categories, including acoustics, anatomy, astrophysics, bacteriology, biochemistry, climatology, conservation biology, genetics, information theory, logic, nuclear physics, oceanography, oncology, quantum mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, and virology.

With all entries reviewed, many updated, and the addition of many new scientists, this three-volume set includes current discussions on recent scientific discoveries in evolutionary biology, quantum theory and quantum chemistry, HIV and cancer treatments, immunology, MRI technology, neurodegeneration and more.


ISBN-13: 9781637003671
Edition number: 2 Revised edition

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