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The Nobel scientists : a biographical encyclopedia / George Thomas Kurian.
LIBRA Q141 .K78 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kurian, George Thomas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scientists--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Scientists.
- Scientists--Biography.
- Science--Awards.
- Science.
- Nobel Prizes.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 420 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002.
- Summary:
- This outstanding reference work brings together profiles of the more than 450 scientists who have won the Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, or medicine/physiology. Now available on the centenary of the Nobel Prize, this valuable resource illustrates, through the extraordinary contributions of the scientists profiled, the phenomenal growth of science and technology in the last 100 years.
- Many photographs accompany the entries, and the work concludes with indexes organized by name, nationality, and scientific discovery. This one-of-a-kind reference book will be a valuable addition to both academic and school libraries.
- Contents:
- Chemistry [1901-1915, 1918, 1920-1923, 1925-1932, 1934-1939, 1943-2000]
- Physics [1901-1915, 1917-1930, 1932-1933, 1935-1939, 1943-2000]
- Physiology or medicine [1901-1914, 1919-1920, 1922-1924, 1926-1939, 1943-2000].
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1573929271
- OCLC:
- 47894600
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