Cambridge Scientific Minds
Contributors: Peter Harman (Editor); Simon Mitton (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780521781008
Subjects: History of science; Popular science; Science; Cambridge; Biography / Autobiography; University of Cambridge; Science/Mathematics; Scientists - General; History; Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Education : History; Science / History; Science : History; Scientists--England--Cambridge--Biography; Biography; England; Scientists
First sentence: The reputation of William Gilbert (1544-1603) as a great scientific mind traditionally rests on three foundations, all of which are evident in the only book he published, the seminal De Magnete [On the Loadstone] (London, 1600).
Description: "Cambridge Scientific Minds provides a portrait of some of the most eminent scientists associated with the University over the past 400 years, including accounts of the work of three of the greatest figures in the entire history of science, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and James Clerk Maxwell." "The chronological balance reflects the increasing importance of science in the recent history of the University. The book comprises personal memoirs and historical essays, including contributions by leading Cambridge scientists. Cambridge Scientific Minds will be of interest not only to graduates of the University, science students, and historians of science, but to anyone wishing to gain an insight into some of the greatest scientific minds in history."--Jacket.