Edited by J. L. Heilbron
600 articles
Written by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries. Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies. Coverage is international, tracing the spread of science from its traditional centers and explaining how the prevailing knowledge of non-Western societies has modified or contributed to the dominant global science as it is currently understood. One hundred biographies of the most iconic historic figures, chosen for their contributions to science and the interest of their lives, are also included.
"The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science has great breadth, it contains numerous entries that are a pleasure to read, and its index makes it easy to use" - John North, Times Literary Supplement
J. L. Heilbron — professor of history and the vice chancellor, emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley — divides his time between Oxford, where he is a senior research fellow at Worcester College, and Yale, where he is a visiting professor of history.
ISBN: 0195112296
Print edition publication date: 2003
Sample entry: Quantum physics
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