Great Lives from History Scientists and Science

Features more than 350 biographies covering individual scientists and their contributions to science.es the lives and accomplishments of famous scientists throughout history. Each essay has been written or revised specifically for this set; biographies represent a strong, global, cross-gender focus, and each biography offers a sidebar focusing on a significant breakthrough or endeavor. Among the editor's criteria for inclusion in the set was an individual's historical significance, whether through the development of scientific theory or the application of knowledge that yielded a tangible scientific development, his or her relevance to class curricula, and the appeal to high school, undergraduate, and general readers.