The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery
First edition
EditorAndrew Robinson
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish, Czech, Dutch, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese
SubjectScientific biographies
GenreBiography, history of science
PublisherThames & Hudson
Publication date
2012 (hardback)
2023 (paperback)
Media typePrint
Pages304
ISBN978-0-500-25191-1 (see also paperback ISBN 978-0-500-29706-3)
OCLC783161000

The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery (2012), edited by Andrew Robinson, is a collection of 43 biographies of a selection of the greatest scientists of all time.[1][2] An updated paperback edition of the book entitled The Scientists: Pioneers of Discovery appeared in 2023.[3]

Overview

The book's chapters are contributed by various authors[4] and cover the following scientists (some in pairs) in a number of parts:

Universe
Earth
Molecules and matter


Inside the atom
Life
Body and mind

Translations

The book has been translated into a number of languages other than English:

Reviews

The book has been reviewed in a number of publications and online, including:

References

  1. ↑ "The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery". Good Reads. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery". Cashou Picture Research. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Scientists – Grand Format". decitre.fr. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Andrew. "Contributors to The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery" (PDF). nebula.wsimg.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vědci" (in Czech). Czech Republic: Slovart. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Slovart". www.slovart.cz (in Czech). Czech Republic. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "De Grote Wetenschappers" (in Dutch). Netherlands: Fontaine Uitgever. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fontaine Uitgevers". www.fontaineuitgevers.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Faszination Forschung" (in German). Germany: Parthas Verlag. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Parthas Verlag". www.parthasverlag.de (in German). Germany. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  11. ↑ 世界の科学者図鑑 (ヴィジュアル歴史人物シリーズ) (in Japanese). Japan. ASIN 4562048875.
  12. ↑ "Hara Shobo". www.harashobo.co.jp (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "위대한 과학자들". www.kyobobook.co.kr (in Korean). South Korea: Kyobo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Los grandes científicos". www.boolino.es (in Spanish). Spain: Boolino. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lunwerg Editores". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Bilim İnsanları – Bir Keşif Destanı". kitap.ykykultur.com.tr (in Turkish). Turkey: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Những Nhà Khoa Học Tiên Phong – Thiên Anh Hùng Ca Về Các Phát Minh". kimdong.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam: Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng. 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  18. ↑ The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery. 2012. ASIN 0500251916.
  19. ↑ Robinson, Andrew (2012). The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery. ISBN 978-0500251911.
  20. ↑ Leake, Janet (April 2013). "The scientists: an epic of discovery". The Bulletin of The Royal College of Pathologists. Vol. 162. p. 138.
  21. ↑ Timmons, T. (March 2013). "The scientists: an epic of discovery". Choice. Vol. 50. p. 7.
  22. ↑ Battersby, Eileen (22 December 2012). "Top titles from a year of reading". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  23. ↑ Weatherall, David J. (12 January 2012). "On the shoulder of giants". The Lancet. 381 (9861): 105–106. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60034-3. S2CID 54302463.
  24. ↑ "Books in brief – The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery". Nature. 489: 205. 13 September 2012. doi:10.1038/489205a.
  25. ↑ Wagner, Gretchen (12 December 2012). "The scientists: an epic of discovery". San Francisco Book Review.
  26. ↑ Science News (12 January 2013). "The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery by Andrew Robinson, ed". Science News. p. 30. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  27. ↑ Kerrigan, Michael (27 October 2012). "Book reviews: Inconvenient People | The Silk Road | The Scientists". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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