Derek J. de Solla Price

Derek J. de Solla Price
Derek de Solla Price with a model of the Antikythera mechanism
Born(1922-01-22)22 January 1922
Leyton, England
Died3 September 1983(1983-09-03) (aged 61)
London, England
Known forScientometrics
Price's model
AwardsJohn Desmond Bernal Prize (1981)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of London
University of Cambridge
Institute for Advanced Study
Yale University
Doctoral studentsLawrence Badash

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".[1]

  1. ^ Yagi, Eri; Badash, Lawrence; Beaver, Donald de (1996). "Derek J. de S. Price (1922–83) Historian of science and herald of scientometrics". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 21: 64–84. doi:10.1179/isr.1996.21.1.64.

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