Provides an authoritative and accessible look at the lives of the men and women who have shaped science.

Also available online as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library under the title Complete dictionary of scientific biography.

Also available online as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library under the title Complete dictionary of scientific biography.

A comprehensive dictionary of scientific facts. It contains the biographies of numerous scientists including the Nobel prize winners; the discoveries of each one; the importance of their specialities and how they set about their work; and also what drove and inspired them as human beings.