Lynn Thorndike

Lynn Thorndike (1882-1965) a fost un istoric american, doctor in istorie medievala si alchimie. A studiat istoria medievala la Columbia University  unde a fost si profesor pana in 1950. In 1957, Thorndike a primit medalia Sarton din partea Societatii de Istoria Stiintei. A fost presedinte al American Historical Association.   Opera:  History of medieval Europe, 1917 Medieval Europe, its development & civilization, 1920 Galen: the man and his times,1922 A History of Magic » ...mai mult and Experimental Science, 8 vol., 1923-58 Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century, 1929 Sphere of Sacrobosco and its commentators, 1949 Science and thought in the fifteenth century; studies in the history of medicine and surgery, natural and mathematical science, philosophy, and politics, 1963