American Scientists

 

American Scientists

 

Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Facts on File (October 30, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816054991
ISBN-13: 978-0816054992

From School Library Journal
Grade
10 Up�This book opens with a six-page overview of American
accomplishments in various fields of science, followed by alphabetical
entries on the scientists. Each of the nearly 300 articles begins with
the individual's name, important dates, and specialty, and an
introductory paragraph highlighting the significance of the work.
Personal information (marriages, children, education, etc.) and career
details are also noted. Further-reading suggestions are offered for
each entry and include print and online sources. There is an
alphabetical list of entries and another by discipline; the index is
extensive. Average-quality, black-and-white photographs appear
throughout. This volume will work for students looking for quick facts
or as a starting point for research papers.�John Palmer, Bryan &
College Station Library System, Bryan, TX
Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist
Written
in an easy-to-understand manner by a professor of history at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute,American Scientists provides nearly 300 entries
on influential scientists in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics,
botany, geology and geophysics, medicine and physiology, chemistry, and
physics. Each entry includes a page or two of text covering the
scientist's background, including details about the person's
professional career and accomplishments within the scientific world and
concluding with a short list of citations for further reading. Also
included are some black-and-white photographs, a short bibliography, a
list of the entries by scientific discipline, a list of the entrants by
date of birth, and an extensive index. The author doesn't explain how
he chose the persons included, but among those profiled are Rachel
Carson, George Washington Carver, Edwin Hubble, Linus Pauling, and
James Van Allen.

Information on many of the scientists
included here is easy to find. But most other works on scientists are
international in scope, and some are narrowly focused on women
scientists or scientists in specific disciplines. American Scientists
is recommended for high-school and public libraries as well as
undergraduate collections in need of basic biographical information on
American scientists. Diana Shonrock
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