McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 1997 (MCGRAW HILL YEARBOOK OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

The McGraw-Hill 1997 Yearbook of Science & Technology supplements and updates the seventh edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology with fascinating, vividly illustrated articles that recount the most significant developments in science, technology, and engineering during the past year. The 1997 Yearbook features 190 alphabetically-arranged articles written by 200 of the world's leading scientists and engineers from industry, academia, and government. Providing a keen perspective on the direction and progress of research in the theoretical and applied sciences, the Yearbook explores a wide range of timely and exciting subjects, including obesity, the nature of the universe, satellite personal communications systems, biological pest control, microengineering, medical geography, bovine growth hormone, tuberculosis, computer storage technology, the information superhighway, turboramjets, superconductors, homeobox genes, dinosaur trackways, and photosynthesis. All articles are cross-referenced to direct readers to other Yearbook articles and to related topics in the Encyclopedia for further study.