Subject Guide » Geosciences
People/Biographical
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Community of ScienceDatabase of 50,000 first-person expertise descriptions. Primarily designed to identify research contacts and funding opportunities.
Science Biography ResourcesCompiled by the University of Chicago Library information system.
Biographies of Geologists
QE 21 .L3x 1961 (Sci.Ref)
Although the author admits that inclusion was determined 'more by availability of information than by the claims of the subject to fame as a geologist', this nevertheless provides coverage for some lesser known geologists.
American Men and Women of ScienceProfiles prominent living North American and Canadian Scientists with particular emphasis on the physical and biological sciences. References to earlier editions are given for previous entrants now known to be deceased. Print editions have the call number Q 141 .A471x (latest in Sci.R.)
The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
Q 141 .C128 1996 (Sci.R)
Short but reliable accounts of life and work of major contributors to science throughout history. Covers 1,300 key scientists from approx. 40 countries in all fields. Includes explanations of named scientific laws, units and effects.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Q 141 .D5 (Sci.R)
Multi-volume set of articles on the professional lives of scientists of all disciplines from classical antiquity through the mid 1900's. References to original articles are supplied and the index is organized to permit tracing the evolution of concepts and subjects over time.
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists
Q 141 .N73 1995(Sci.R)
Biographical information on approximately 1,300 significant twentieth century scientists from all scientific disciplines. This four-volume set seeks to include the achievements of women, minority and non-western scientists often historically under-represented.
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