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History of Science Bibliography - History of Science - Technology - Medicine - A General Annotated Bibliography - Dr ... (7573 words) |
 | Traces the development of marine science from antiquity to the 20th century, emphasizing the period since the 17th century and the interest in tides, navigation, and the gradual emergence of oceanography. |
| Brilliant study of the skeptical crisis and its impact on theology, philosophy, and science; argues that modern science was in part an intellectual compromise between dogmatism and skepticism. |
| Standard survey of the emergence of science in America from colonial naturalists and physicians to the development of national societies and cultural nationalism. |
| William Crookes (1549 words) |
| Crookes, Sir William 1832-1919, man of science, was born in London 17 June 1832, the eldest son of Joseph Crookes, a tailor of north-country origin, by his second wife, Mary Scott. |
| The breadth of his interests, ranging over pure and applied science, economic and practical problems, and psychical research, made him a well-known personality, and he received many public and academic honours. |
| He was a man of science in the broadest sense, an influential personality, and a doyen of his profession. |
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