Derek J. de Solla Price
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".
Derek J. de Solla Price | |
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Derek de Solla Price with a model of the Antikythera mechanism | |
| Born | 22 January 1922 Leyton, England |
| Died | 3 September 1983 (aged 61) London, England |
| Known for | Scientometrics Price's model |
| Awards | John Desmond Bernal Prize (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of London University of Cambridge Institute for Advanced Study Yale University |
| Doctoral students | Lawrence Badash |
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