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Light And Optics (Physics in Our World)SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS ago people believed that vision involved the emission of some kind of radiation by the eye. Everyone realized the eyes are necessary—an eye injury causes a loss of vision—but people in ancient times imagined the eye sent out rays and bounced them off distant objects, providing a sense of vision by analyzing the... | | Atoms And Materials (Physics in Our World)JET AIRPLANES MADE their first appearance during World War II (1939–1945), almost 40 years after American inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first airplane. Although jet engines are powerful and efficient, early airplanes had to settle for slow, cumbersome propellers, driven by piston engines quite similar to automobile... | | Particles And the Universe (Physics in Our World)AS A STUDENT forced to flee Cambridge University during an epidemic in 1665–66, Isaac Newton—later knighted, becoming Sir Isaac—found a lot of time to do experiments. He put this time to good use, discovering the basis for many of the laws of physics he would go on to publish a few decades later. Newton’s equations... |
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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology (Science Encyclopedia)"...an excellent reference resource that is easy to navigate...Highly recommended..." - Choice "Highly recommended." - Library Media Connection "Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries." - Booklist"
Computers play a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. With more than 150... | | Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate (Facts on File Science Dictionary)"This book stands out because it is an easy-to-understand, well-put-together text...high-school, public, and academic libraries will definitely want [this] two-volume set."
This work presents 4000 entries in an A to Z format. Topics include: the processes that produce our weather; the circulation of the... | | |
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Encyclopedia of Life Science (Facts on File Science Library)Intended to complement the material typically taught in high school biology and introductory college biology courses, "Encyclopedia of Life Science" is a new, two-volume reference set that reflects the fundamental concepts and principles identified by the National Committee on Science Education Standards. More than 200 comprehensive... | | The Encyclopedia Of International Organized Crime (Facts on File Crime Library)As a reporter, columnist, and author who has written extensively about organized crime for more than three decades, my primary beat has been what is referred to by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as “traditional organized crime.” In official court documents, the FBI identifies the organization as La Cosa Nostra (LCN). Most... | | The Middle Ages: 500-1450 (The History of Medicine)During the Middle Ages (ca. 529-1100), the rise of Christianity had a definite effect on the practice of medicine. Pope Gregory (ca. 540-604) stressed the importance of prayer over medicine, and over time that sentiment became pervasive. Each time a person was healed, it was considered a miracle. The church taught that since God sometimes sent... |
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