The great scientists
By: Jack Meadows.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Scientists  -- Biography.; Science  -- History.; Science  -- Social aspects  -- History.
Description: A history of science as understood through the lives of twelve of its great practitioners, "The Great Scientists" combines vivid biography, extensive commentary on the social and historical events of the time, and over four hundred illustrations, the majority in full color.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [249]