The development of biographies of modern scientists keeps pace with the times. In the modern age of science and technology, when science and technology are valued and scientists are respected, there are more and more biographies of the scientists. In the development of modern scientist biographies, they are influenced by ancient biographies and the tradition of "historical biography". This is mainly reflected in three aspects. First, they take history as a mirror, promote the spirit of scientists, and attach importance to the educational function of scientists' biographies. The second is that they use the style of grand narratives by emphasizing the scientists' close connections with their times and the science history. The third is that they use factual events to shape the images of the scientists by selecting detailed and authentic materials from their lives. While inheriting the tradition, modern biographies should also learn from the best of the scientists' biographies written by foreign writers, so as to creatively and compassionately highlight the personalities of the scientists for better reading resonance. Excellent scientists' biographies need to take the whole process of biographical writing and creation into consideration, thus telling the stories of Chinese scientists well.

biographies of the scientists  /  historical biography