Biographical Information

Updates the Dictionary of Scientific Biography with over 750 new entries for scientists after 1950, and updated or reinterpreted biographies of older entries.

International in scope. Scholarly articles ranging from one to several pages on historical and contemporary people. References included. Covers the natural and physical sciences, engineering and the social sciences (history, philosophy and dissemination of knowledge), but excludes medicine. Multivolume set. Arranged alphabetically. Volumes 16 and 18 serve as a subject and field of science index.

A searchable biographical dictionary of scientists, covering all areas of science: physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology

This respected resource is a biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. Each edition includes biographical entries on nearly 135,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; awards; memberships; research information; and e-mail, fax and mailing addresses for each entrant where available. Volume 8 of the set is a comprehensive index listing scientists by field, and by state under field.

Biography of (2 time!) Nobel Prize winner, Marie Curie.