Home

WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help Get E-mail Updates Feedback

Search

Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library

Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or

Cite/Export

Cite/Export

Copy a citation

APA (6th ed.)

Chicago (Author-Date, 15th ed.)

Harvard (18th ed.)

MLA (7th ed.)

Turabian (6th ed.)

Export a citation
Export to RefWorks Export to EndNote / Reference Manager Export to EasyBib Cancel
Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
Print
E-mail

E-mail

All fields are required.

The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).

You may send this item to up to five recipients.
Enter recipient e-mail address(es): Separate up to five addresses with commas (,)
The name field is required. Please enter your name.
Enter your name: Subject:
The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message.
E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7812956 Title: Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged Author: Isaac Asimov Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1982. ISBN/ISSN: 0385177712 9780385177719 OCLC:7812956

The ReCaptcha terms you entered were incorrect. Please try to match the 2 words shown in the window, or try the audio version.

Cancel
Share
Permalink

Permalink

Copy this URL to link to this page:

Write a review
Rate this item:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged

Preview this item

Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged

Author:	Isaac Asimov
Publisher:	Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1982.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English : 2nd rev. edView all editions and formats
Summary:	Each numbered entry gives short to lengthy biographical information. Chronological arrangement. Most biographies from previous editions have been expanded as new information became available to author. Subject and name index.
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 1 with a review

Borrow / obtain a copy

Find a copy in the library

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form:	Biography Chronology Biography Dictionaries Biography Biographies
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1982 (OCoLC)560231096
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Isaac Asimov Find more information about:
ISBN:	0385177712 9780385177719
OCLC Number:	7812956
Notes:	Includes index.
Description:	xxxv, 941 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Other Titles:	Biographical encyclopedia of science and technology.
Responsibility:	by Isaac Asimov.

Abstract:

Each numbered entry gives short to lengthy biographical information. Chronological arrangement. Most biographies from previous editions have been expanded as new information became available to author. Subject and name index.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews

WorldCat User Reviews (1)

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

by wppalmer (WorldCat user published 2013-01-13) Excellent

Permalink

A review of Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1982- 2nd revised edition1510 scientists) by Isaac Asimov

CITATION: Asimov, I. (1982) Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc (2nd revised edition).

Reviewer: Dr William P. Palmer.

This is a reference work listing brief biographies of scientists, so this reviewer certainly has not read each biography but I have used Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia regularly over many years. An earlier paperback edition has 1195 entries, so later editions where available will contain more biographies of scientists. I very much appreciate the effort that that Isaac Asimov put into this compilation. Each of the many dictionaries of scientists has its advantages and disadvantages and it is often necessary to search several dictionaries to find specific information. Other similar works are: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0752300024/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Larousse Dictionary of Scientists</a>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1859862160/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientists (Helicon Science)</a>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1852963549/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Chamber's Concise Dictionary of Scientists</a>: Random House Webster's Dictionary of Scientists: and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188496429X/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Reader's Guide to the History of Science (Reader's Guide Series)</a>. There are also multivolume dictionaries of scientists such the prestigious <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684101122/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Dictionary of Scientific Biography</a>compiled by C. C. Gillispie.

The real question for historians of science is whether to continue to rely on the printed word or whether to rely entirely on internet sites like Wikipedia. This reviewer uses both and particularly enjoys the independent views of Asimov, who is sometimes accused of historical inaccuracy. However he is always entertaining.

BILL PALMER

Was this review helpful to you?

Linked Data

More info about Linked Data

<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7812956>

library:oclcnum

"7812956"

library:placeOfPublication

rdf:type	schema:Place
schema:name	"Garden City, N.Y."

library:placeOfPublication

<http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries/nyu>

rdf:type

schema:Country

owl:sameAs

<info:oclcnum/7812956>

rdf:type

schema:Book

rdfs:seeAlso

<http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9780385177719>

owl:sameAs	<urn:isbn:9780385177719>
rdf:type	schema:ProductModel
rdf:type	schema:CreativeWork
schema:isbn	"9780385177719"
schema:model	<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7812956>

rdfs:seeAlso

<http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0385177712>

owl:sameAs	<urn:isbn:0385177712>
rdf:type	schema:ProductModel
rdf:type	schema:CreativeWork
schema:isbn	"0385177712"
schema:model	<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7812956>

schema:about

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Science"

schema:about

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Technology"

schema:about

<http://dewey.info/class/B/a19/>

rdf:type

schema:Intangible

schema:about

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Techniek."

schema:about

madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority	<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118697>
rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Scientists"

schema:about

<http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108895>

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Scientists"

schema:about

madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority	<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010112280>
rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Scientists"

schema:about

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Natuurwetenschappen."

schema:about

<http://dewey.info/class/509.22/e19/>

rdf:type

schema:Intangible

schema:about

rdf:type	schema:Intangible
schema:name	"Scientifiques"

schema:author

<http://viaf.org/viaf/24597135>

madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority	<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126289>
rdf:type	schema:Person
rdfs:label	"Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992."

schema:bookEdition

"2nd rev. ed."

schema:datePublished

"1982"

schema:description

"Each numbered entry gives short to lengthy biographical information. Chronological arrangement. Most biographies from previous editions have been expanded as new information became available to author. Subject and name index."

schema:genre

"Biography"

schema:inLanguage

"en"

schema:name

"Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged"

schema:numberOfPages

"941"

schema:publisher

rdf:type	schema:Organization
schema:name	"Doubleday"

Please sign in to WorldCat

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

You:	Sign In \| Register \| My WorldCat \| My Lists \| My Watchlist \| My Reviews \| My Tags \| My Saved Searches
WorldCat:	Home \| About \| Help \| Get E-mail Updates \| Feedback \| Search

More like this

Subjects

User tags

User lists

Similar Items

Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged

Find a copy in the library

Details

Abstract:

Reviews

WorldCat User Reviews (1)

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Tags

All user tags (1)

Similar Items

Related Subjects:(10)

User lists with this item (8)

Linked Data