Author: David Crystal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521567800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present
The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary
Author: David Crystal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521567800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521567800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present
Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Author: Joan Bakewell
Publisher: Chambers
ISBN: 9780550106933
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dictionaries of biography.
Publisher: Chambers
ISBN: 9780550106933
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dictionaries of biography.
The Riverside Dictionary of Biography
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618493371
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618493371
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher Description
The Dictionary of Biographical Reference
Author: Lawrence Barnett Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
The Dictionary of Biographical Reference Containing Over One Hundred Thousand Names
Author: Lawrence Barnett Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Author: Lance Day
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134650191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1527
Book Description
This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134650191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1527
Book Description
This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles
The dictionary of Biographical Reference
Author: Lawrence B. Phillips
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382120186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382120186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Dictionary of Biographical Reference
Author: Lawrence Barnett Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795050947
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795050947
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology
Author: Leonard Zusne
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Intended "to present short biographical statements on several hundred deceased psychologists and individuals from other fields who had made a contribution to the development of psychology from antiquity to the present." Contains approximately 1200 entries. Alphabetical arrangement by names. Entries give personal, educational, professional information, references to biographies, and brief discussion. Miscellaneous appendixes.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Intended "to present short biographical statements on several hundred deceased psychologists and individuals from other fields who had made a contribution to the development of psychology from antiquity to the present." Contains approximately 1200 entries. Alphabetical arrangement by names. Entries give personal, educational, professional information, references to biographies, and brief discussion. Miscellaneous appendixes.