A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy (2005)(en)(336s)

This reference for general readers and students in high school and up compiles biographies of about 130 scientists in space and astronomy, from antiquity to the present. Each entry provides birth and death dates and information on fields of specialization, and examines the scientist's work and contributions to the field, as well as family and educational background. About 50 b&w photos are included. Entries are indexed by field, country of birth, and country of scientific activity, and chronologically. Todd is a freelance writer. Angelo is a retired lieutenant colonel with the US Air Force. Designed for middle and high school students, A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy is an ideal reference to notable male and female scientists in the field of space and astronomy, from antiquity to the present. Containing more than 150 entries and approximately 50 black-and-white photographs, this exciting volume in the Notable Scientists series emphasizes these scientists' contributions to the field as well as their effects on those who have followed. A general introduction explains who is included in the book and why, and several indexes list scientists by field of specialization, nationality, subject area, and chronology. A bibliography and an index round out this comprehensive reference. Entries include: Al-Battanni (Albatgenus), Aryabhata I, Tycho Brahe, Galileo Galilei, Stephen Hawking, Maria Margaretha Winkelmann Kirch, Leucippus, James Alfred Van Allen, Sarah F. Whiting Contents......Page 8 List of Entries......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 A......Page 16 B......Page 46 C......Page 87 D......Page 110 E......Page 121 F......Page 132 G......Page 137 H......Page 155 J......Page 190 K......Page 194 L......Page 210 M......Page 226 N......Page 230 O......Page 236 P......Page 244 R......Page 257 S......Page 266 T......Page 283 U......Page 288 V......Page 291 W......Page 295 Z......Page 298 Entries by Field......Page 301 Entries by Country of Birth......Page 304 Entries by Country of Major Scientific Activity......Page 306 Entries by Year of Birth......Page 308 Chronology......Page 310 Bibliography......Page 314 Index......Page 320 Containing more than 150 entries and approximately fifty black-and-white photographs, an exciting volume in the Notable Scientists series emphasizes the contributions of notable male and female scientists in the field of space and astronomy as well as their effects on those who have followed. A reference to notable male and female scientists in the field of space and astronomy, from antiquity to the 21st century. It covers the scientists' contributions to the field as well as his or her effect on scientists who have followed. Provides biographical profiles of marine scientists who have made significant contributions to marine science, including George Bass, Marie Tharp, and Michael Sars.