List of contributors Preface Introduction Michael Shortland and Richard Yeo 1. Existential projects and existential choice in science: science biography as an edifying genre Thomas Söderqvist 2. Life paths: autobiography, science and the French Revolution Dorinda Outram 3. From science to wisdom: Humphry Davy's life David Knight 4. Robert Boyle and the dilemma of biography in the age of the scientific revolution Michael Hunter 5. Alphabetical lives: scientific biography in historical dictionaries and encyclopedias Richard Yeo 6. The scientist as hero: public images of Michael Faraday Geoffrey Cantor 7. Tactful organising and executive power: biographies of Florence Nightingale for girls Martha Vicinus 8. Taking histories, medical lives: Thomas Beddoes and biography Roy Porter 9. The scientist as patron and patriotic symbol: the changing reputation of Joseph Banks John Gascoigne 10. Metabiographical reflections on Charles Darwin James Moore Index.
List of contributors Preface Introduction Michael Shortland and Richard Yeo 1. Existential projects and existential choice in science: science biography as an edifying genre Thomas Söderqvist 2. Life paths: autobiography, science and the French Revolution Dorinda Outram 3. From science to wisdom: Humphry Davy's life David Knight 4. Robert Boyle and the dilemma of biography in the age of the scientific revolution Michael Hunter 5. Alphabetical lives: scientific biography in historical dictionaries and encyclopedias Richard Yeo 6. The scientist as hero: public images of Michael Faraday Geoffrey Cantor 7. Tactful organising and executive power: biographies of Florence Nightingale for girls Martha Vicinus 8. Taking histories, medical lives: Thomas Beddoes and biography Roy Porter 9. The scientist as patron and patriotic symbol: the changing reputation of Joseph Banks John Gascoigne 10. Metabiographical reflections on Charles Darwin James Moore Index.
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