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]

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

Overview

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

Translations

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

Reviews

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

References

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  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.