The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2009 The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2009 continues its tradition of making information on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to the non-specialist through concise, richly illustrated articles. With 150 articles written by international leaders in their respective fields, this new edition covers scientific and technical disciplines from Agriculture to Zoology. In 150 articles, leaders in science and R&D review major developments and trends in science and technology Coverage includes forefront topics in areas such as alternative energy, cell biology; climate change effects, molecular genetics; nanotechnology; telecommunications; and more 200 images and two-color illustrations complement and enhance the text An extensive index makes finding information easy Features numerous cross-references to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, in each article as well as references to key literature All articles are invited, vetted, and signed, then edited and illustrated to ensure comprehensibility for the non-specialist reader View the list of Contributors (PDF) Purchase the book McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Sixth Edition 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. Written in clear, non-specialist language understandable to students and general readers, yet with sufficient depth for scientists, educators, and researchers, this definitive resource provides: 7,100 concise articles covering disciplines of science and technology from acoustics to zoology Extensively revised content with new and rewritten articles Current and critical advances in fast-developing fields such as biomedical science, chemistry, computing and information technology, cosmology, environmental science, nanotechnology, telecommunications, and physics More than 1,600 two-color illustrations 75 full-color plates Hundreds of tables and charts 1,300 biographical sketches of famous scientists Index containing 30,000 entries Cross references to related articles Appendices including bibliographies and useful data Fields Covered Include: Acoustics, Aeronautics , Agriculture , Anthropology , Archeology , Astronomy , Biochemistry , Biology , Chemistry , Computers , Cosmology , Earth Science , Engineering , Environmental science , Forensic science , Forestry , Genetics , Geography , Immunology , Information science , Materials science , Mathematics , Medicine and pathology , Meteorology and Climate Science , Microbiology , Nanotechnology , Navigation , Neuroscience , Oceanography , Paleontology , Physics , Physiology , Psychiatry , Psychology , Telecommunications , Theoretical physics , Thermodynamics , Veterinary medicine , Virology , and Zoology. Purchase the book