A to Z of Sts Scientists

A to Z of Sts Scientists

Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Facts on File (November 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816046069
ISBN-13: 978-0816046065
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This
source's title shares a difficulty with some other Facts On File books.
Online catalogs use A as a stop word, so the book will not show up on a
title search in an online catalog even if a library owns it. The second
problem with the title is the use of STS, which stands for the
interdisciplinary field of Science, Technology, and Society (covered in
the Facts On File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society
[1999]) but is not an acronym that will be familiar to all readers.

Those
difficulties aside, this is a useful reference source. In text written
at a level appropriate for high-school students or undergraduates, it
chronicles 208 men and women scientists and inventors, both recent and
historical, whose scientific or technological achievements have had a
major impact on society. Entries are about 1,000 words each and list
nationalities, dates, and discipline and describe the experiences and
contribution of the featured scientists and inventors. Some, but not
all, entries contain photographs or portraits of the notable person.
Cross-references are indicated in small capitals. Entries do not have
bibliographies for further reading.

Some of the biographies are
for well-known people (Rachel Carson, Charles Darwin, Joseph Lister, J.
Robert Oppenheimer); others are for less-well-known individuals.
Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the STS field, coverage is
diverse, extending to explorers Ferdinand Magellan and Marco Polo and
pottery manufacturer Josiah Spode. Controversies, such as that between
Steven Jobs and John Sculley at Apple Computer, or Rosalind Franklin
and the discovery of DNA, are presented with balance. Some of the
choices seem unusual. For instance, Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft,
is covered, but Bill Gates, the other cofounder, is not. The writing is
clear and nontechnical and includes personal experiences. Appendixes
include a chronology and lists of entries by year of birth, country of
birth, country of major scientific activity, and field of study. This
title will be a useful addition to science biographical collections of
both smaller and larger high-school, academic, and public libraries. RBB
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