McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

"Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition is based on the content of the 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. Written in language understandable to students and general readers, yet with sufficient depth for scientists, educators, and researchers, this resource provides: 7300 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 science, environmental science, nanotechnology, and physics; more than 1600 two-color illustrations; hundreds of tables and charts; and 1300 biographical sketches of famous scientists."--Jacket.