Publisher's Synopsis
This resource is a biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. The 21st edition includes biographical entries on approximately 120,000 living scientists, providing birth date, birthplace, field of specialty, education, honorary degrees, current position, professional and career information, awards, memberships, research information and addresses for each entrant where available. Volume 8 of the set is a comprehensive index listing scientists by field and by state under field. First compiled in 1906, this resource has profiled the careers of more than 30,000 scientists and engineers.
