The Scientific 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Scientists, Past and Present

Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Citadel Pr. New. 1996. Hardcover. 0806517492 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AVOID WEEKS OF DELAY ELSEWHERE. -- 400 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- DESCRIPTION: Who are the greatest scientists throughout the ages and why? From Archimedes to Newton to Einstein to Hawking. The Scientific 100 furnishes the fascinating answers. In vivid biographical sketches that provide both historical and scientific context, the author chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the world's most influential figures in science. And in the tradition of the Citadel Press 100 series, he then ranks them in order of influence. Chosen with the aid and consultation of prominent scientists and historians of science, these figures represent the broadest possible range of endeavor and accomplishment. The list is made up of physicists, astronomers, physicians, chemists, biologists, psychologists, and anthropologists. It includes those who discovered the laws of motion, principles of chemistry, structure of the atom, shape of the universe, evolution of life, as well as the afflictions of both body and mind. -- with a bonus offer-- .