Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences / by Ari Ben-Menahem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Menahem, Ari, Author.

Series:

Springer reference.

Springer reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

Life sciences.

Physics.

Earth sciences.

Ecology.

Mathematics, general.

Life Sciences, general.

Physics, general.

Earth Sciences, general.

Environment, general.

Local Subjects:

Mathematics, general.

Life Sciences, general.

Physics, general.

Earth Sciences, general.

Environment, general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (eReference.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2009.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This milestone extensive work combines the essentials of history – biography, chronology, political and economic background – with the observations, theories, principles, laws and equations that constitute the specifics of science. The 5800-page Encyclopedia arises from the conviction that the optimal perspective on science is through the lens of history, setting aside traditional divisions of discipline and specialty, and rising above geopolitical boundaries. Reaching from 4,200 BCE to the 21st century CE, the Encyclopedia relates (as the author himself puts it) "not only who did it and when it was done but also precisely what was done." The author, Ari Ben-Menahem, surveys 100 generations of great thinkers, offering 2070 detailed biographies of scientists, engineers, explorers and inventors, who left their mark on the history of science and technology. The span of coverage is all-encompassing: mathematics, philosophy, logic, physical and environmental sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth and space sciences and cosmology), life sciences (biology, medicine, physiology, botany, zoology and biochemistry), associated engineering disciplines, and the social sciences (among them economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, linguistics and more). The six-volume Encyclopedia also includes 380 articles summarizing the time-line of ideas in the leading fields of science, technology, mathematics and philosophy, plus useful tables, figures and photos, and 20 ‘Science Progress Reports’ detailing scientific setbacks. Interspersed throughout are quotations, gathered from the wit and wisdom of sages, savants and scholars throughout the ages from antiquity to modern times.

Contents:

v. 1. Prescience-1583 CE

v. 2. 1583 CE-1819 CE

v. 3. 1820 CE-1894 CE

v. 4. 1895 CE-1931 CE

v. 5. 1931 CE-1950 CE

v. 6. 1950 CE-2008 CE.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 5905-5955) and indexes.

ISBN:

3-540-68832-3