Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences - Ari Ben-Menahem

The 5800-page Encyclopedia surveys 100 generations of great thinkers, offering 2070 detailed biographies of scientists, engineers, explorers and inventors, who left their mark on the history of science and technology. This six-volume masterwork also includes 380 articles summarizing the time-line of ideas in the leading fields of science, technology, mathematics and philosophy, plus useful tables, figures and photos, and 20 'Science Progress Reports' detailing scientific setbacks. Interspersed throughout are quotations, gathered from the wit and wisdom of sages, savants and scholars throughout the ages from antiquity to modern times. The Encyclopedia represents 20 years' work by the sole author, Ari Ben-Menahem, of Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science

Tytuł: Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Autor:

Ari Ben-Menahem

Data wydania: marzec 2009
Wydawca: Springer-Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 3540688315
EAN: 9783540688310
Wymiary: 283 x 235 x 300