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Derek J. de Solla Price

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British historian and physicist (1922-1983)

United KingdomWritersLived 1922 to 1983 · aged 61
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Derek John de Solla Price was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist.

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An engraving of the Tower of the Winds in Athens. A 1762 illustration reproduced by Noble and Price (1968)An engraving of the Tower of the Winds in Athens. A 1762 illustration reproduced by Noble and Price (1968)Part of the mechanism of the 14th-century De Dondi Clock, from a Bulletin of the Smithsonian Institution (1959)Part of the mechanism of the 14th-century De Dondi Clock, from a Bulletin of the Smithsonian Institution (1959)

Awards 3

1981John Desmond Bernal Prize
1975Leonardo da Vinci Medal
Guggenheim Fellowship

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About this person

Derek John de Solla Price was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist. He was known for his investigation of the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek planetary computer, and for quantitative studies on scientific publications, which led to his being described as the "Herald of scientometrics".

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1983 · aged 61
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17 languages

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