Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780190232993 |
ISBN 10 | 0190232994 |
Author | Lecturer Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Eric Scerri |
Book Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Book Description | Scerri discusses several less-recognized scientists who worked throughout the twentieth century, and shows how their contributions were just as key to scientific development as those of more commonly known figures. These include Anton van den Broek, |
About the Author | Eric Scerri is a leading philosopher of science specializing in the history and philosophy of chemistry and especially the periodic table. He has been teaching chemistry as well as history and philosophy of science and conducting research at UCLA for the past sixteen years. Scerri is the author of the bestselling The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance (2007), A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table (2011) and A Tale of Seven Elements (2013). Read more |
Publication Date | 2016-11-07 |
Number of Pages | 264 pages |
A Tale of Seven Scientists and a New Philosophy of Science