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Derek J. de Solla Price

(Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983)

Derek deSolla Price (1922–1983)

(family photo, contributed by his son)

Derek John de Solla Price (22 January 1922 – 3 September 1983) 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". (From Wikipedia)

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Books by Derek J. de Solla Price:

Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983: Little Science, Big Science ...and Beyond (New York: Columbia University Press, 1986) (PDF with commentary at derekdesollaprice.org)
Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983: Science Since Babylon (enlarged edition; New York and London: Yale University Press, c1975) (multiple formats at derekdesollaprice.org)

Additional books by Derek J. de Solla Price in the extended shelves:

Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983: On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass (Gutenberg ebook)

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