TY  - BOOK
TI  - The American heritage science dictionary
SN  - 9780618882748
AV  - Q 123  .Am35 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - Science
N2  - It defines the working vocabulary of modern science in language that nonspecialists can readily understand. All the major fields of science are covered, from the fundamental disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathemetics to the applied realms of medicine, earth science, high technology, and anthropology. Entries are up- to-date and relevant, encompassing the most recently discovered elements, changes in the way we view our solar system since the demotion of Pluto to the status of dwarf planet, and the lates medical breakthroughs. It also includes a variety of biographical entries describing the achievements of notable scientists, from ancient figures like Archimedes and aristotle to modern scientists like Roger Sperry and Rosalyn Yalow. Hundreds of photographs and precisely rendered drawings enhance understanding of scientific meaning
ER  -