Random House Webster's Dictionary of Scientists

From the ancient Greeks to the atom-splitters -- learn of the lives and motivations of the world's greatest scientific thinkers

Open up Random House Webster's Dictionary of Scientists and find out what nuclear physicist Oppenheimer really felt about the atomic bomb; learn what drove Alan Turning, who helped crack the Nazi Enigma code, to suicide . . . and much more!

In clear, jargon-free language, this amazing collection of 1,800 biographies of scientific genius deals with many scientists from the 20th century and profiles more women of science than any other book.

The book features:
photos
illustrations
quotations
chronoliogical histories of every branch of science
abundant appendices that supplement the biographies to help answer any questions

" . . .an enthralling work! Dip into it and you're hypnotized. Dictionary of Scientists is compendious and inspiring."
--New Scientist

"It strikes the right balance between scientific fact and human interest . . .the entries not only inform the reader of the scientific achievement of the individual but also provide personal background. This is a very well-presented volume and one that I can highly recommend."
--Bill Houston, Reference Review