A to Z of biologists / Lisa Yount.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yount, Lisa.

Series:

Notable scientists

Facts on File science library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biologists--Biography.

Biologists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 390 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Facts on File, [2003]

Summary:

Who has contributed most significantly to the field of biology? What have been their most important achievements? Which areas in the field of biology have benefited from these contributors and their work? Facts On File's new Notable Scientists series meets the need for an authoritative source of information to answer these and other questions concerning myriad developments in science. Featuring an international selection of scientists whose work has contributed to biology and impacted our society in lasting ways, A to Z of Biologists is a comprehensive biographical collection of more than 150 male and female scientists, from antiquity to the present. Designed for high school students, researchers, teachers, and general readers, this is an ideal reference to well-known scientists and their lesser known contemporary counterparts. Each entry provides the subject's full name, birth and death dates, nationality, and field(s) of specialization. The essays focus on the scientist's work, achievements, struggles within the milieu, and contributions to the field, supplemented with information on family and educational background and a section of further reading sources, giving the reader a well-rounded profile. In addition to 60 black-and-white photographs, the collection features four indexes -- entrants arranged by country of birth and by country of scientific activity, a chronology of important events, and a glossary of frequently used terms -- as well as an extensive general index.

Contents:

Entries by Country of Major Scientific Activity 348.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0816045410

OCLC:

50606360