McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (20 Volume Set)

The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology has held the reputation of being a premiere source of information for the most up-to-date information about the sciences. Updated every five years...the 9th edition proves to be just as valuable as past editions. This new edition provides 7,100 entries in all areas of science, including biomedical sciences, information technology and computing, chemistry and chemical engineering, industrial engineering, environmental sciences, physics, and astronomy, just to name a few. The entries are edited by an impressive list of specialists, which are listed at the beginning of the volume along with their areas of expertise. More than 5,000 specialists have contributed to the entries--30 of which the publisher notes are Nobel Prize winners. Looking at the impressive list of scientists and scholars associated with this work, there is no doubt it is an authoritative resource...

This set remains an important reference tool for academic libraries and large public libraries. An online version of this encyclopedia is available that provides the same valuable information...McGraw-Hill is the author of 'McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (20 Volume Set)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780079136657 and ISBN 0079136656.