Scientific American
Subtitle: how things work today
By: edited by Michael Wright and M.N. Patel.
Contributors: Wright, Michael, 1941-; Patel, M. N.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Technology -- Popular works.; Technologie.
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: How things work today
Description: Biotechnology, computers, cell phones, and the Internet--they're all having a major impact on our lives as the twenty-first century begins. You'll find over 100 topics explored in easy-to-understand text and made absolutely clear with the aid of more than 600 fully annotated, three-dimensional illustrations and color photographs.
Table of contents: title: Transportation; title: Crime and security; title: Power and industry; title: Medicine and research; title: Space.