Download or read book Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists: A to K written by John Daintith and published by Institute of Physics Publishing (GB). This book was released on 1994 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is part of a two-volume reference work containing over 2000 biographies of scientists. In addition to detailed descriptions of each scientist's life and achievements, there is a chronological list of scientific discoveries and a listing of significant books and papers.