The New Encyclopedia of Science

by Stuart Clark, Jill Bailey, Michael Allaby

Book Overview

When The New Encyclopedia of Science appeared in 1995, it answered a pressing need for an easy-to-understand and up-to-date introduction to the world of science. In the years since the first edition, an astonishing number of major scientific breakthroughs have occurred, from the mapping of the human genome to important new work on global warming, string theory, Artificial Intelligence, the use of computers in medicine, the Internet, and much more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019521918X
• ISBN13: 9780195219180
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1472 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.2" x 10.1" x 12.5"