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Derek J. de Solla Price

British historian and physicist (1922–1983)

  • Fame48.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.4K
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Lived 1922–1983, aged 61United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
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    17 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1922–1983
    Aged 61
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-17

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".

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Historical14.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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