Biography and the History of Science
The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography by Publication Date: 2007
Telling lives in science : essays on scientific biography by Publication Date: 2008
Bibliographies - Biographies of Scientists
- Biographies of scientists : an annotated bibliography byPublication Date: 1998
- An index to biographical fragments in unspecialized scientific journals byPublication Date: 1973
- Prominent scientists : an index to collective biographies byPublication Date: 1985
- Scientists since 1660 : a bibliography of biographies byPublication Date: 1997
More Biography Sources
For more examples of Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries & tips on searching for biographical materials, browse here: Reference Works: Biographical (also see info boxes below).
DSB: Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Need info about a particular scientist? A good place to start is with the DSB. See Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Online access)
This online edition includes materials from the original multivolume Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970-1980), as well as the revised edition, the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2008).
Entries about people include:
- basic biographical info
- overview of work and scientific contributions
- bibliography of original works and secondary literature
