Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology
by Isaac Asimov · first published 1964
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The lives and achievements of 1195 great scientists from ancient times to the present; chronologically arranged.
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One of the best books by Asimov goes along with Profession fairly well, the non-fiction work Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Biographical_Encycl...
on “Profession (1957)” ↗Depends on what you call engaging, there's always Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Biographical_Encycl...
on “Ask HN: Looking for an Engaging Science Book” ↗You may like this: Asimov's_Biographical_Encyclopedia_of_Science_and_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Biographical_Encycl... >a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of initially 1000 scientists and later with over 1500 entries. Organized…
on “Looking Back to Move Forward: The Power of Scientific History” ↗…translated the Rosetta Stone and in his WP page is written "[s]ome of Young's conclusions appeared in the famous article "Egypt" he wrote for the 1818 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica." Or take Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The entire encyclopedia was written by Asimov, who commented "I alone have done every bit of the necessary research and writing; and without any assistance whatever, not even that of a typist." Right…
on “The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia” ↗"Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov's_Biographical_Encyclop... fuzz
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite books on the history of ideas and inventions?” ↗…biographies to them, in chronological order, starting in as far back in history as was possible --- that was a surprisingly difficult list to put together (arguably because I missed texts such as: _Isaac Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: The Lives and Achievements of 1195 Great Scientists from Ancient Times to the Present Chronologically Arranged_), so we did a dry run of just American Presidents --- this worked quite well, and I found…
on “Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History” ↗