Giorgio de Santillana
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Giorgio Diaz de Santillana (Rome
1902 – Beverly, Massachusetts
1974) was an Italian-American philosopher of science and historian of science, and professor at MIT.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
1902 – Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
1974) was an Italian-American philosopher of science and historian of science, and professor at MIT.
- IsisIsis (journal)Isis is an academic journal published by University of Chicago Press. It focuses on the history of science, history of medicine, and the history of technology, as well as their cultural influences, featuring both original research articles as well as extensive book reviews and review essays.It was...
, a professional journal of the history of science, included an obituary by friend, Professor Nathan SivinNathan SivinNathan Sivin , also known as Xiwen is an American author, scholar, sinologist, historian, essayist, and currently professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania...
in Volume 67 (1976), pages 439-443. An excerpt can be found online.