Mcgraw-hill Concise Encyclopedia Of Science & Technology( Series - Mcgraw Hill Concise Encyclopedia Of Science And Technology )

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition is based on the content of the world-renowned "McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science And Technology," Ninth Edition, the most widely used science reference of its kind. Readers will find concise, authoritative, and up-to-date articles on every major field of science and technology -- by authors at the forefront of their fields and including numerous Nobel Prize winners. .

. Written in clear, simple language understandable to students and general readers, yet with sufficient depth for scientists, educators, and researchers, this definitive resource provides: .
. 7,300 concise articles covering disciplines of science and technology from acoustics to zoology. Extensively revised content with 3000+ new and rewritten articles. Current and critical advances in fast-developing fields such as biomedical science, chemistry, cosmology, information service, environmental science, nanotechnology, and physics. More than 1,600 two-color illustrations. Hundreds of tables and charts. 1,300 biographical sketches of famous scientists. Index containingf 30,000 entries. Cross references to related articles. Appendix including Bibliographies .

. Carefully reviewed for clarity and accuracy, the "McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science And Technology" offers a breadth of coverage and standard of excellence unavailable in any other single volume reference..

. FIELDS COVERED INCLUDE: .
Acoustics.
Aeronautics.
Agriculture.
Anthropology.
Archeology.
Astronomy.
Biochemistry.
Biology.
Chemistry.
Computers.
Cosmology.
Engineering.
Environmental science.
Forensic science.
Forestry.
Genetics.
Geography.
Geology.
Immunology.
Information science.
Materials science.
Mathematics.
Medicine and pathology.
Meteorology.
Microbiology.
Nanotechnology.
Navigation.
Neuroscience.
Oceanography.
Paleontology.
Physics.
Physiology.
Psychiatry.
Psychology.
Telecommunications.
Theoretical physics.
Thermodynamics.
Veterinary medicine.
Virology.
Zoology. . . . . . .

* The most widely used science reference of its kind

* More than 7,000 concise articles covering more than 90 disciplines of science and technology, all in one volume

* Based on the content of the world-respected "McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology," 9th Edition

* More than 1600 two-color illustrations

* Features numerous cross-referenences, an extensive index, and bibliographies

* Appendix with biographical listings of important scientists, listings of scientific symbols and units, mathematical notations, fundamental concepts, and more

* Extensively updated with 1500 new and rewritten articles

* Includes coverage of the hottest areas of science and technology, including biomedical science, chemistry, cosmology, information science, environmental science, nanotechnology, and theoretical physics