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Other authors / contributors: | Harman, P. M. (Peter Michael), 1943-
Mitton, Simon, 1946-
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ISBN: | 9781316103784 1316103781 9781107590137 1107590132 0521781000 9780521781008 0521786126 9780521786126
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | "Cambridge Scientific Minds provides a portrait of some of the most eminent scientists associated with the University over the past 400 years, including accounts of the work of three of the greatest figures in the entire history of science, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and James Clerk Maxwell." "The chronological balance reflects the increasing importance of science in the recent history of the University. The book comprises personal memoirs and historical essays, including contributions by leading Cambridge scientists. Cambridge Scientific Minds will be of interest not only to graduates of the University, science students, and historians of science, but to anyone wishing to gain an insight into some of the greatest scientific minds in history."--Jacket.
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Other form: | Print version: Cambridge scientific minds 0521781000
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