Dictionary of Engineering and Technology

By Richard Ernst

Long considered the essential reference for readers of German scientific and technical literature and for translators, Volume II of "Ernst" has again been thoroughly revised and updated. It features expanded coverage of rapidly developing areas, including electronics, nuclear engineering, and computer technology. All major industrial, technical, and basic scientific disciplines are covered, including: Automobiles * Aviation * Ceramics * Chemistry and chemical processing * Civil engineering * Control and measurement systems * Data systems engineering * Electrical engineering and electronics, including semiconductors, integrated circuits, television, and radar) * Geology * Hydraulics * Machine tooling * Manufacturing methods * Mathematics * Mechanical engineering * Mineralogy * Nuclear physics and engineering * Oil drilling and refining * Physics * Power engineering * Space * and many others.

From reviews of the Fourth Edition: "The authoritative source....Essential...for all libraries with research collections in engineering and technology that contain extensive foreign-language holdings."--American Reference Books Annual. "By far the best in its class....The indispensable tool for the professional linguist."--Chronicle of the American Translators Association

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195204859
• ISBN13: 9780195204858
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1430 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 2.2" x 6.3"