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The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 by publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, with main editor the science historian Charles Gillispie, from Princeton University. It consisted of sixteen volumes. It is supplemented by the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2007). Both these publications are included in a later electronic book, called the Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

Dictionary of Scientific Biography

The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly English-language reference work consisting of biographies of scientists from antiquity to modern times but excluding scientists who were alive when the Dictionary was first published. It includes scientists who worked in the areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences. The work is notable for being one of the most substantial reference works in the field of history of science, containing extensive biographies on hundreds of figures. It gives information about both the personal biography and in considerable detail about the scientific contributions. Engineers, physicians, social scientists and philosophers only appeared "when their work was intrinsically related to the sciences of nature or to mathematics."^[1]^[2] Though the Dictionary has worldwide coverage, the editors write that it focuses most on Western scientists, due to the limited availability of scholarship about Asian, Indian and Islamic historical scientists at the time.^[1]

The articles in the Dictionary are typically 1–5 pages and are written by eminent historians of science. All articles list a selection of the original works of the subject, as well as a comprehensive list of the secondary literature about them (which may be in any language), including early works as well as more contemporary ones.

The first volume of the Dictionary was first put out in 1970, under the general editorship of Charles Coulston Gillispie. Charles Scribner Jr., the head of Charles Scribner's Sons, initiated the discussions with Gillispie and took a special interest in it.^[3]^[4] The set was completed in 1980. The Dictionary was published in 16 volumes under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies by Charles Scribner's Sons with support from the National Science Foundation.^[3] Volume 15 is Supplement I; it contains additional biographies as well as topical essays on non-Western scientific traditions. Volume 16 is the general index. A 2-volume Supplement II with additional biographies was published in 1990.

In 1981, after the 16-volume set was complete, Scribner's published a one-volume abridgment, the Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Its second edition was published in 2001 and includes content from the 1990 Supplement II.

In 1981, the American Library Association awarded the Dartmouth Medal to the Dictionary as a reference work of outstanding quality and significance.^[5]

In 1975, three chapters from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography were expanded and published individually in Scribner's DSB Editions series:

I. Bernard Cohen, Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman. ISBN 0-684-14251-1
Francis Everitt, James Clerk Maxwell: Physicist and Natural Philosopher. ISBN 0-684-14253-8
Henry Guerlac, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier: Chemist and Revolutionary. ISBN 0-684-14222-8

New Dictionary of Scientific Biography

The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, edited by Noretta Koertge, was published by Scribner's in December 2007 with 775 entries.^[6] Nearly 500 of these are new articles about scientists who died after 1980 and thus were not included in the original Dictionary; 75 articles are on figures from earlier periods not included in the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography, including a substantial number of female and third-world scientific figures.

Electronic version

In 2007, Charles Scribner's Sons published the Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography as an e-book. It includes the complete text of both print editions, with a unified index and other finding aids. The e-book version is available as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.^[7]

Critical reception

The DSB has been widely praised as a monumental undertaking. One reviewer of another work wrote that "The Dictionary of Scientific Biography (DSB) has become the standard against which to measure all multi-volume biographical works in history of science."^[8] A few have noted major omissions as being a problem. Additionally, two major historians of science were omitted among the contributors, Joseph Needham and Otto Neugebauer. According to Donald Fleming, the worst account was that of J.D. Bernal by C.P. Snow, while Joseph Needham found it the most brilliant entry.^[9] According to Fernando Q. Gouvêa, the 2008 Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, despite some significant problems, "remains an essential resource for those interested in the lives of scientists."^[10]

Editions

Gillispie, Charles C., editor in chief. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. ISBN 0-684-10114-9. Supplement II, edited by Frederic Lawrence Holmes, 2 vols., 1990. ISBN 0-684-16962-2 OCLC 89822 (set).
Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography. American Council of Learned Societies. New York Scribner, 1981. ISBN 0-684-16650-X.
Koertge, Noretta, editor in chief. New Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2007. 8 vols. ISBN 0-684-31320-0.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2007 [e-book]. ISBN 0-684-31559-9.

Reviews

Barzun, J. (1970-11-06). "Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Charles Coulston Gillispie, Ed. Vol. 1, Pierre Abailard-L. S. Berg; xiv, 626 pp., illus. Vol. 2, Hans Berger-Christoph Buys Ballot; xii, 628 pp. Scribner, New York, 1970. $35 a volume". Science. 170 (3958). American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): 615–616. doi:10.1126/science.170.3958.615. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1731508.
Krupp, E. C. (1985). "Prisoner in Disguise – A Review of: Dictionary of Scientific Biography Volume XV, Supplement I". Archaeoastronomy. 8: 142. Bibcode:1985Arch....8..142K.
Brush, Stephen G. (1972). Gillispie, Charles Coulston (ed.). "BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: A Facinating [sic] Reference: Dictionary of Scientific Biography". The Physics Teacher. 10 (3). American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT): 158. doi:10.1119/1.2352143. ISSN 0031-921X.
I. Bernard Cohen (1970). "Dictionary of Scientific Biography". The New York Times.

References

^ ^a ^b Gillispie, C., editor in chief. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. Introduction, v. 1, pp. ix–x.
^ Dictionary of Scientific Biography at the Scholarly Societies project Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Waterloo.
^ ^a ^b Scribner Jr., Charles (October 10, 1980). "Publishing the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography"". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 124 (5): 320–322. JSTOR 986571.
^ Scribner Jr., Charles (1981). "Publishing the Dictionary of Scientific Biography". Reference Services Review. 9 (April–June): 7–9. doi:10.1108/eb048703.
^ ALA Dartmouth Award list. Accessed Jan. 23, 2009.
^ gale.cengage.com. New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-09-28
^ Gale catalog page for the "Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 17, 2009.
^ Hoskin, Michael (2008). "Book Reviews: A DSB of Astronomers". Journal for the History of Astronomy. Vol. 39, no. 135. pp. 272–274. Bibcode:2008JHA....39..272H.
^ "The DSB: A Review Symposium The Dictionary of Scientific Biography . Charles Coulston Gillispie". Isis. 71 (4): 633–652. December 1980. doi:10.1086/352600. ISSN 0021-1753. S2CID 146734729.
^ Gouvêa, Fernando Q. (January 23, 2018). "review of Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, e-book". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America.

External links

Some sample DSB entries, digitized by Cultural Heritage Language Technologies and the Linda Hall Library
Introduction to the New DSB from Indiana University

[intro-1] Gillispie, C., editor in chief. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. Introduction, v. 1, pp. ix–x.

[2] Dictionary of Scientific Biography at the Scholarly Societies project Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Waterloo.

[:0-3] Scribner Jr., Charles (October 10, 1980). "Publishing the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography"". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 124 (5): 320–322. JSTOR 986571.

[4] Scribner Jr., Charles (1981). "Publishing the Dictionary of Scientific Biography". Reference Services Review. 9 (April–June): 7–9. doi:10.1108/eb048703.

[5] ALA Dartmouth Award list. Accessed Jan. 23, 2009.

[6] .cengage.com. New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-09-28

[7] Gale catalog page for the "Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 17, 2009.

[8] Hoskin, Michael (2008). "Book Reviews: A DSB of Astronomers". Journal for the History of Astronomy. Vol. 39, no. 135. pp. 272–274. Bibcode:2008JHA....39..272H.

[9] "The DSB: A Review Symposium The Dictionary of Scientific Biography . Charles Coulston Gillispie". Isis. 71 (4): 633–652. December 1980. doi:10.1086/352600. ISSN 0021-1753. S2CID 146734729.

[10] Gouvêa, Fernando Q. (January 23, 2018). "review of Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, e-book". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America.

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+The '''''Dictionary of Scientific Biography''''' is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 by publisher [[Charles Scribner's Sons]], with main editor the science historian [[Charles Coulston Gillispie|Charles Gillispie]], from [[Princeton University]]. It consisted of sixteen volumes. It is supplemented by the '''''New Dictionary of Scientific Biography''''' (2007). Both these publications are included in a later [[ebook|electronic book]], called the '''''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography'''''.
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+The ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' is a scholarly English-language reference work consisting of [[biography|biographies]] of [[scientist]]s from antiquity to modern times but excluding scientists who were alive when the ''Dictionary'' was first published. It includes scientists who worked in the areas of [[mathematics]], [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]], and [[earth science]]s. The work is notable for being one of the most substantial reference works in the field of [[history of science]], containing extensive biographies on hundreds of figures. It gives information about both the personal biography and in considerable detail about the scientific contributions. Engineers, physicians, social scientists and philosophers only appeared "when their work was intrinsically related to the sciences of nature or to mathematics."<ref name="intro">[[Charles Coulston Gillispie|Gillispie, C.]], editor in chief. ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. Introduction, v. 1, pp. ix–x.</ref><ref>[http://www.scholarly-societies.org/history/DSB.html Dictionary of Scientific Biography at the Scholarly Societies project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928060127/http://www.scholarly-societies.org/history/DSB.html |date=2006-09-28 }} at the [[University of Waterloo]].</ref> Though the ''Dictionary'' has worldwide coverage, the editors write that it focuses most on Western scientists, due to the limited availability of scholarship about Asian, Indian and Islamic historical scientists at the time.<ref name="intro"/>
 The articles in the ''Dictionary'' are typically 1–5 pages and are written by eminent historians of science. All articles list a selection of the original works of the subject, as well as a comprehensive list of the secondary literature about them (which may be in any language), including early works as well as more contemporary ones.
-The first volume of the ''Dictionary'' was first put out in 1970, under the general editorship of [[Charles Coulston Gillispie]]. The set was completed in 1980. The ''Dictionary'' was published under the auspices of the [[American Council of Learned Societies]] by [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] in 16 volumes. Volume 15 is Supplement I; it contains  additional biographies as well as topical essays on non-Western scientific traditions. Volume 16 is the general index. A 2-volume Supplement II with additional biographies was published in 1990.
+The first volume of the ''Dictionary'' was first put out in 1970, under the general editorship of [[Charles Coulston Gillispie]]. [[Charles Scribner, Jr.|Charles Scribner Jr.]], the head of [[Charles Scribner's Sons]], initiated the discussions with Gillispie and took a special interest in it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Scribner Jr. |first=Charles |author-link=Charles Scribner, Jr. |date=October 10, 1980 |title=Publishing the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography" |journal=Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |volume=124 |issue=5 |pages=320–322 |jstor=986571}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Scribner Jr. |first=Charles |author-link=Charles Scribner, Jr. |year=1981 |title=Publishing the Dictionary of Scientific Biography. |journal=Reference Services Review |volume=9 |issue=April-June |pages=7–9 |doi=10.1108/eb048703}}</ref> The set was completed in 1980. The ''Dictionary'' was published in 16 volumes under the auspices of the [[American Council of Learned Societies]] by [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] with support from the [[National Science Foundation]].<ref name=":0" /> Volume 15 is Supplement I; it contains additional biographies as well as topical essays on non-Western scientific traditions. Volume 16 is the general index. A 2-volume Supplement II with additional biographies was published in 1990.
 In 1981, after the 16-volume set was complete, Scribner's published a one-volume abridgment, the ''Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography''. Its second edition was published in 2001 and includes content from the 1990 Supplement II.
 In 1981, the [[American Library Association]] awarded the [[Dartmouth Medal]] to the ''Dictionary'' as a reference work of outstanding quality and significance.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=101398 ALA Dartmouth Award list]. Accessed Jan. 23, 2009.</ref>
+In 1975, three chapters from the ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' were expanded and published individually in Scribner's ''DSB Editions'' series:
+* [[I. Bernard Cohen]], ''Benjamin Franklin:  Scientist and Statesman''.  {{ISBN|0-684-14251-1}}
+* [[Francis Everitt]], ''James Clerk Maxwell:  Physicist and Natural Philosopher''.  {{ISBN|0-684-14253-8}}
+* [[Henry Guerlac]], ''Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier:  Chemist and Revolutionary''.  {{ISBN|0-684-14222-8}}
 ==''New Dictionary of Scientific Biography''==
-The ''New Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', edited by [[Noretta Koertge]], was published by Scribner's in December 2007 with 775 entries.<ref>gale.cengage.com. [http://www.gale.cengage.com/ndsb/ New Dictionary of Scientific Biography]. Retrieved 2008-09-28</ref> Nearly 500 of these are new articles about scientists who died after 1950 and thus were not included in the original ''Dictionary''; 75 articles are on figures from earlier periods not included in the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography, including a substantial number of female and third-world scientific figures. The other 250 are supplementary or replacement articles  giving recent research and interpretation, intended to be read in conjunction with the corresponding articles in the original dictionary.{{citation needed|date=September 2008}} The coverage now includes psychology, anthropology, and to a limited extent some areas of sociology and economics.{{citation needed|date=September 2008}}<!-- given cites are both primary sources and do not indicate such coverage: first is a list of new articles, second is a dead link --><ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~newdsb/list_of_articles.pdf Alphabetical list of new articles]. (PDF). "11-1-07", pages LI to LVI. Retrieved 2008-09-28</ref><ref>[http://www.gale.cengage.com/ndsb/about.htm Gale information page about the NDSB]. Accessed Jan. 23, 2009.</ref>
+The ''New Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', edited by [[Noretta Koertge]], was published by [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]]'s in December 2007 with 775 entries.<ref>gale.cengage.com. [http://www.gale.cengage.com/ndsb/ New Dictionary of Scientific Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107061736/http://www.gale.cengage.com/ndsb/ |date=2008-01-07 }}. Retrieved 2008-09-28</ref> Nearly 500 of these are new articles about scientists who died after 1980 and thus were not included in the original ''Dictionary''; 75 articles are on figures from earlier periods not included in the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography, including a substantial number of female and third-world scientific figures.
 ==Electronic version==
-In 2007, Charles Scribner's Sons published the ''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' as an [[e-book]]. It includes the complete text of both print editions, with a unified index and other finding aids. The e-book version is available as part of the [[Gale Virtual Reference Library]].<ref>[http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=S34E&cf=e&type=4&id=233444 Gale catalog page for the "Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography]. Accessed April 17, 2009.</ref> Many of the article are available online through [[HighBeam Research]]'s encyclopedia portal (through a series of acquisitions both Charles Scribner's Sons and HighBeam Research are both owned by [[Cengage Learning]]).
+In 2007, Charles Scribner's Sons published the ''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' as an [[e-book]]. It includes the complete text of both print editions, with a unified index and other finding aids. The e-book version is available as part of the [[Gale Virtual Reference Library]].<ref>[http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=S34E&cf=e&type=4&id=233444 Gale catalog page for the "Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030041333/http://gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=S34E&cf=e&type=4&id=233444 |date=2007-10-30 }}. Accessed April 17, 2009.</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-The '''''DSB''''' has been widely praised as a monumental undertaking. One reviewer of another work wrote that "The ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' (DSB) has become the standard against which to measure all multi-volume biographical works in history of science."<ref>{{cite news|title=Book Reviews: A DSB of Astronomers|author=Hoskin, Michael|year=2008|journal=Journal for the History of Astronomy|volume=39|number=135|pages=272–274|bibcode=2008JHA....39..272H|bibcode=2008JHA....39..272.}}</ref>
+The '''''DSB''''' has been widely praised as a monumental undertaking. One reviewer of another work wrote that "The ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'' (DSB) has become the standard against which to measure all multi-volume biographical works in history of science."<ref>{{cite news |title= Book Reviews: A DSB of Astronomers |author= Hoskin, Michael|year=2008 |journal= Journal for the History of Astronomy |volume=39 |number=135|pages=272–274 |bibcode= 2008JHA....39..272H }}</ref> A few have noted major omissions as being a problem. Additionally, two major historians of science were omitted among the contributors, [[Joseph Needham]] and [[Otto E. Neugebauer|Otto Neugebauer]]. According to Donald Fleming, the worst account was that of [[J. D. Bernal|J.D. Bernal]] by [[C. P. Snow|C.P. Snow]], while Joseph Needham found it the most brilliant entry.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 1980 |title=The DSB: A Review Symposium The Dictionary of Scientific Biography . Charles Coulston Gillispie |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/352600 |journal=Isis |language=en |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=633–652 |doi=10.1086/352600 |s2cid=146734729 |issn=0021-1753}}</ref> According to [[Fernando Q. Gouvêa]], the 2008 ''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', despite some significant problems, "remains an essential resource for those interested in the lives of scientists."<ref>{{cite web|author=Gouvêa, Fernando Q.|date=January 23, 2018|url=https://maa.org/press/maa-reviews/complete-dictionary-of-scientific-biography |title=review of ''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', e-book|website=MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America }}</ref>
 ==Editions==
-* Gillispie, Charles C., editor in chief. ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. {{ISBN|0-684-10114-9}}. Supplement II, edited by Frederic Lawrence Holmes, 2 vols., 1990. {{ISBN|0-684-16962-2}} (set).
+* Gillispie, Charles C., editor in chief. ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1980. 16 vols. {{ISBN|0-684-10114-9}}. Supplement II, edited by [[Frederic L. Holmes|Frederic Lawrence Holmes]], 2 vols., 1990. {{ISBN|0-684-16962-2}} {{oclc|89822}} (set).
-* ''Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography.'' American Council of Learned Societies. New York  Scribner, 1981. {{ISBN|0-684-16650-X}}.
+* ''Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography.'' American Council of Learned Societies. New York Scribner, 1981. {{ISBN|0-684-16650-X}}.
 * Koertge, Noretta, editor in chief. ''New Dictionary of Scientific Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2007. 8 vols. {{ISBN|0-684-31320-0}}.
 * ''Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.'' New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2007 [e-book]. {{ISBN|0-684-31559-9}}.
 ==Reviews==
+*{{cite journal | last=Barzun | first=J. |author-link=Jacques Barzun| title=Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Charles Coulston Gillispie, Ed. Vol. 1, Pierre Abailard-L. S. Berg; xiv, 626 pp., illus. Vol. 2, Hans Berger-Christoph Buys Ballot; xii, 628 pp. Scribner, New York, 1970. $35 a volume | journal=Science | publisher=American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | volume=170 | issue=3958 | date=1970-11-06 | issn=0036-8075 | doi=10.1126/science.170.3958.615 | pages=615–616|jstor=1731508}}
-*Jacques Barzun (1970), in [[Science (journal)|Science]], Vol. 170. no. 3958, pp.&nbsp;615 – 616 {{doi|10.1126/science.170.3958.615}}, {{JSTOR|1731508}}
-*Krupp, E. C. "Prisoner in Disguise – A Review of: Dictionary of Scientific Biography Volume XV, Supplement I" ''Archaeoastronomy'', Vol. 8, p.&nbsp;142
+*{{cite journal|author=[[Ed Krupp|Krupp, E. C.]] |title=Prisoner in Disguise – A Review of: Dictionary of Scientific Biography Volume XV, Supplement I|journal=Archaeoastronomy|volume=8|page=142|bibcode=1985Arch....8..142K|year=1985}}
-*Stephen G. Brush. (March 1972). "A Fascinating Reference: Dictionary of Scientific Biography" ''The Physics Teacher'' Volume 10, Issue 3, p.&nbsp;158 {{doi|10.1119/1.2352143}}
+*{{cite journal | last=Brush | first=Stephen G. |author-link=Stephen G. Brush| editor-last=Gillispie | editor-first=Charles Coulston | title=BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: A Facinating &#91;sic&#93; Reference: Dictionary of Scientific Biography | journal=The Physics Teacher | publisher=American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) | volume=10 | issue=3 | year=1972 | issn=0031-921X | doi=10.1119/1.2352143 | pages=158}}
+*{{cite news|author=[[I. Bernard Cohen]] |year=1970|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/dictionary-of-scientific-biography.html|title=Dictionary of Scientific Biography|work=The New York Times}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/lhl/dsb/index.html Some sample DSB entries, digitized by Cultural Heritage Language Technologies] and the [[Linda Hall Library]]
-*[http://www.indiana.edu/~newdsb/NDSB_preface.pdf Introduction to the New DSB] from Indiana University
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615105307/http://www.indiana.edu/~newdsb/NDSB_preface.pdf Introduction to the New DSB] from Indiana University
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