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earliest times to the present day. It is an updated version of A Biographical

Encyclopedia of Scientists, which was published by the Institute of Physics in 1993.

This in turn was based o n earlier editions.

In this new edition, we have updated all the entries and added over 200 new

biographies. We have also included a simple pronunciation guide in entries where this

is appropriate. The respelling system used is shown on page vi. Another added feature

of this edition is the inclusion of a selection of quotations by or about certain people.

There are also cross references to other entries in the book – these are indicated by

SMALL CAPITALS. In the appendix to the book there is a chronology of key events in

science, a list of useful web sites, and a subject index.

In compiling such a book there are several difficult decisions to make on the

selection of material. The most general one is that of the scope of the book – what

areas of knowledge it should cover. This work concentrates on what might be called

the ‘traditional’ pure sciences – physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and the earth

sciences. It also covers medicine and mathematics, and includes a selection of people

who have made important contributions to engineering and technology. A few of the

entries cover workers in such fields as anthropology and psychology, and a small

number of philosophers have also been allowed in.

Our intention has been to produce a book as much about science itself as about

scientists, and this has governed our approach to selecting information: the entries

contain basic biographical data – place and date of birth, posts held, etc. – but do not

give exhaustive personal details about the subject’s family, prizes, honorary degrees,

etc. Most of the space has been given to their main scientific achievements and the

nature and importance of these achievements. This has not always been easy;