Reviews for American Men and Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences (8 Volume Set)

The average rating for American Men and Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences (8 Volume Set) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-02-28 00:00:00 Tommy Taylor "American Men & Women of Science remains without peer as a chronicle of scientific endeavor and achievement in the United States and Canada. … first compiled as American Men of Science by J. McKeen Cattell in 1906. In its 104 year history [AMWS profiles] … those who have made significant contributions in their field." - WordTrade Review Essays of Academic, Professional & Technical Books in the Humanities & Sciences Scientists who are not citizens of the United States or Canada are included if a significant portion of their work was performed in North America. "Its Advisory Board includes James E. Bobick, Former Department Head, Science and Technology Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; K. Lee Lerner, Managing Director LernerMedia and Managing Partner Lerner & Lerner, LLC; and David A. Tyckoson, Associate Dean, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno." "[AMWS] profiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, as well as public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists… Those included met the following criteria: Distinguished achievement, by reason of experience, training or accomplishment, including contributions to literature, coupled with continuing activity in scientific work; or Research activity of high quality in science as evidenced by publication in reputable scientific journals; or, for those whose work cannot be published due to governmental or industrial security, research activity of high quality in science as evidenced by the judgment of the individual's peers; or Attainment of a position of substantial responsibility requiring scientific training and experience. I've been proud to serve as an advisor for the last six editions of AMWS. The real work and credit goes to the excellent Cengage Gale staff led by editor Andrea Kovacs Henderson. -- K. Lee LEerner

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-01 00:00:00 William De Loge ok, don't laugh, but I've been trying to formulate my own "personal statement" these last months. You know, what I believe, what I value, what I aspire to... that kind of thing. "The World As I See It" is exactly what I'd like to write for myself, for those I love. Of course, it would help if I were Albert Einstein... I certainly don't expect to publish mine. But I want to take the time to think through and articulate "the world as I see it." Einstein is a good man-- yeah, he's pretty smart, I guess, but he's also GOOD. And that comes through here. I especially appreciated his conception of religion and its relationship to science: awe and wonder, awe and wonder.