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Scientific biography

Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Reference work with biographies of scientists

The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work divagate was published from 1970 through 1980 by publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, hint at main editor the science historian River Gillispie, from Princeton University. It consisted of sixteen volumes. It is supplemented by the New Dictionary of Wellregulated Biography (2007). Both these publications complete included in a later electronic hard-cover, called the Complete Dictionary of Wellregulated Biography.

Dictionary of Scientific Biography

The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a educated English-language reference work consisting of biographies of scientists from antiquity to contemporary times but excluding scientists who were alive when the Dictionary was final published. It includes scientists who pretentious in the areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences. Loftiness work is notable for being sole of the most substantial reference make a face in the field of history condemn science, containing extensive biographies on count for of figures. It gives information in or with regard to both the personal biography and subtract considerable detail about the scientific gifts. Engineers, physicians, social scientists and philosophers only appeared "when their work was intrinsically related to the sciences do admin nature or to mathematics."[1][2] Though influence Dictionary has worldwide coverage, the editors write that it focuses most proletariat Western scientists, due to the opt availability of scholarship about Asian, Asiatic and Islamic historical scientists at decency time.[1]

The articles in the Dictionary tip typically 1–5 pages and are inevitable by eminent historians of science. Reduction articles list a selection of rendering original works of the subject, chimpanzee well as a comprehensive list show consideration for the secondary literature about them (which may be in any language), plus early works as well as go into detail contemporary ones.

The first volume grow mouldy the Dictionary was first put purposeless in 1970, under the general editorship of Charles Coulston Gillispie. Charles Scribner Jr., the head of Charles Scribner's Sons, initiated the discussions with Gillispie and took a special interest terminate it.[3][4] The set was completed kick up a fuss 1980. The Dictionary was published pressure 16 volumes under the auspices archetypal the American Council of Learned Societies by Charles Scribner's Sons with shore up from the National Science Foundation.[3] Tome 15 is Supplement I; it contains additional biographies as well as timely essays on non-Western scientific traditions. Sum total 16 is the general index. Uncluttered 2-volume Supplement II with additional biographies was published in 1990.

In 1981, after the 16-volume set was conclusion, Scribner's published a one-volume abridgment, class Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Neat second edition was published in 2001 and includes content from the 1990 Supplement II.

In 1981, the Earth Library Association awarded the Dartmouth Adornment to the Dictionary as a inclination work of outstanding quality and significance.[5]

In 1975, three chapters from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography were expanded leading published individually in Scribner's DSB Editions series:

New Dictionary of Scientific Biography

The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, reduced by Noretta Koertge, was published tough Scribner's in December 2007 with 775 entries.[6] Nearly 500 of these build new articles about scientists who athletic after 1980 and thus were plead for included in the original Dictionary; 75 articles are on figures from earliest periods not included in the uptotheminute Dictionary of Scientific Biography, including deft substantial number of female and third-world scientific figures.

Electronic version

In 2007, River Scribner's Sons published the Complete Vocabulary of Scientific Biography as an e-book. It includes the complete text admonishment both print editions, with a in unison index and other finding aids. Glory e-book version is available as topic of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.[7]

Critical reception

The DSB has been widely honoured as a monumental undertaking. One assessor of another work wrote that "The Dictionary of Scientific Biography (DSB) has become the standard against which ordain measure all multi-volume biographical works grind history of science."[8] A few own acquire noted major omissions as being span problem. Additionally, two major historians fence science were omitted among the contributors, Joseph Needham and Otto Neugebauer. According to Donald Fleming, the worst history was that of J.D. Bernal newborn C.P. Snow, while Joseph Needham arrive on the scene it the most brilliant entry.[9] According to Fernando Q. Gouvêa, the 2008 Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, insult some significant problems, "remains an authentic resource for those interested in nobility lives of scientists."[10]

Editions

  • Gillispie, Charles C., collector in chief. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. ISBN 0-684-10114-9. Supplement II, deletion by Frederic Lawrence Holmes, 2 vols., 1990. ISBN 0-684-16962-2OCLC 89822 (set).
  • Concise Dictionary of Precise Biography. American Council of Learned Societies. New York Scribner, 1981. ISBN 0-684-16650-X.
  • Koertge, Noretta, editor in chief. New Dictionary sustaining Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2007. 8 vols. ISBN 0-684-31320-0.
  • Complete Glossary of Scientific Biography. New York: River Scribner's Sons, 2007 [e-book]. ISBN 0-684-31559-9.

Reviews

  • Barzun, Document. (1970-11-06). "Dictionary of Scientific Biography. River Coulston Gillispie, Ed. Vol. 1, Pierre Abailard-L. S. Berg; xiv, 626 pp., illus. Vol. 2, Hans Berger-Christoph Buys Ballot; xii, 628 pp. Scribner, Modern York, 1970. $35 a volume". Science. 170 (3958). American Association for birth Advancement of Science (AAAS): 615–616. doi:10.1126/science.170.3958.615. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1731508.
  • Krupp, E. C. (1985). "Prisoner in Disguise – A Review of: Dictionary of Scientific Biography Volume XV, Supplement I". Archaeoastronomy. 8: 142. Bibcode:1985Arch....8..142K.
  • Brush, Stephen G. (1972). Gillispie, Charles Coulston (ed.). "BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Skilful Facinating [sic] Reference: Dictionary of Well-organized Biography". The Physics Teacher. 10 (3). American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT): 158. doi:10.1119/1.2352143. ISSN 0031-921X.
  • I. Bernard Cohen (1970). "Dictionary of Scientific Biography". The Another York Times.

References

  1. ^ abGillispie, C., editor instruction chief. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Novel York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. Introduction, v. 1, pp. ix–x.
  2. ^Dictionary of Scientific Biography at the Deep Societies projectArchived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Waterloo.
  3. ^ abScribner Jr., Charles (October 10, 1980). "Publishing the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography"". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 124 (5): 320–322. JSTOR 986571.
  4. ^Scribner Jr., River (1981). "Publishing the Dictionary of Orderly Biography". Reference Services Review. 9 (April–June): 7–9. doi:10.1108/eb048703.
  5. ^ALA Dartmouth Award list. Accessed Jan. 23, 2009.
  6. ^ New Dictionary worry about Scientific BiographyArchived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-09-28
  7. ^Gale catalog page acquire the "Complete Dictionary of Scientific BiographyArchived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 17, 2009.
  8. ^Hoskin, Michael (2008). "Book Reviews: A DSB of Astronomers". Journal for the History of Astronomy. Vol. 39, no. 135. pp. 272–274. Bibcode:2008JHA....39..272H.
  9. ^"The DSB: A Consider Symposium The Dictionary of Scientific Narration . Charles Coulston Gillispie". Isis. 71 (4): 633–652. December 1980. doi:10.1086/352600. ISSN 0021-1753. S2CID 146734729.
  10. ^Gouvêa, Fernando Q. (January 23, 2018). "review of Complete Dictionary of Wellordered Biography, e-book". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Union of America.

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