Great Lives from History: Scientists and Science includes coverage of over 350 of the greatest scientists in history from a wide range of fields, many of which have never been covered in any Great Lives set before. Each of these extended biographies offers concise and informative top matter that includes an introductory summary of the person's scientific significance; birth and death dates and places; and specialty fields of science. Biographies represent a strong, global, cross-gender focus, and each biography offers a sidebar focusing on a significant breakthrough or endeavor. Coverage The scientific category coverage is vast. The following are included: acoustics algebra analytical chemistry anatomy astrophysics atmospheric sciences atomic and molecular physics biochemistry biochemistry biophysics botany calculus cellular biology climatology computability theory condensed-matter (solid-state) physics cosmology decision theory developmental biology ecology electromagnetism evolutionary biology genetics geodesy geology geometry geophysics geophysics hydrology information theory inorganic chemistry kinetics logic marine biology mathematical analysis mechanics meteorology microbiology molecular biology neurochemistry nuclear physics observational astronomy oceanography optics organic chemistry paleontology physical chemistry physiology quantum mechanics relativity set theory soil science statistical mechanics theoretical astronomy theoretical physics thermodynamics virology zoology Individuals profiled in this set include Swiss microbiologist and Nobel Prize winner Werner Arber, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, Polish astronomer Elisabeth Hevelius, German mathematician and theoretical astronomer August Ferdinand Mobius, French chemist Joseph Proust, Dutch theoretical physicist and thermodynamicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals, and British naturalist, explorer, geographer and biologist Alfred Russel Wallace. Appendixes include a general bibliography, a timeline of events, a web site directory, and a biographical directory of scientists. Category, subject, and name indexes round out this comprehensive work.