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

Thoroughly revised and updated, this classic encyclopedia features more than 7,000 concise articles covering all areas of science and technology--written by authors at the forefront of their fields, including numerous Nobel Prize winners.

Richly illustrated with more than 1,700 illustrations, the "McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology" features 1,300 biographies of famous scientists, hundreds of tables and charts, cross-references to related articles, and an index containing 30,000 entries. Readers will find articles on fast-breaking, headline-making fields such as computing, nanotechnology, telecommunications, environmental science, and biomedical.