Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky - An outstanding historian of science and a pioneer of 'the science of science'

摘要

The presented study examines and evaluates the work of the Russian natural scientist Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (1863-1945), one of the founders of the 'science of science'. During his entire career Vernadsky's engagement with philosophical questions was strongly connected to his research as a natural scientist. The scientific background of his conceptual thinking in order to study the scientific work as a subject of 'science of science' from the viewpoint of natural science is discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.