PublishedThames & Hudson, September 2012 |
ISBN9780500251911 |
FormatHardcover, 304 pages |
Dimensions24.5cm × 18.5cm |
A series of seventy articles, written by an international team of distinguished scientists, historians of science and science writers, provides an unrivalled account of the lives and personalities behind the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time. Organized thematically it covers all the major scientific disciplines, including astronomy, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computing, ecology, geology, medicine, neurology, physics and psychology, as well as mathematics.