McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

9 12 2011

McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & TechnologyMcGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

Author: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780071774031 / 0071774033
©2012 | 1st Edition | 464 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 199.00
Learn More

 

An annual roundup of the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology

The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012 continues its tradition of making information on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to the nonspecialist through concise, richly illustrated articles. With entries written by international leaders in their respective fields, this new edition covers a braod range of scientific and technical disciplines from Astronomy to Zoology.

  • 190 experts in science and technology keep you informed about key developments and trends in more than 50 major disciplies
  • Coverage includes forefront topics in areas such as biomedical sciences; cell and molecular biology; computer science; environmental science; genetics; materials science and engineering; neuroscience; polymer chemistry; theoretical physics; and more
  • 300 images, two-color illustrations, and charts complement and enhance the text
  • An extensive index makes finding information easy
  • Features numerous cross-references to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, in each article for background reading as well as references to key literature
  • All articles are invited, reviewed, and signed to ensure quality of content, then edited and illustrated to ensure comprehensibility for the nonspecialist reader

 

 

About the Author

The McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff (New York, NY) is also responsible for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the world’s premier science reference.

 

 

 

 





Linden’s Handbook of Batteries

7 10 2010


Linden's Handbook of BatteriesLinden’s Handbook of Batteries

Authors: Thomas Reddy, David Linden
ISBN: 9780071624213 / 007162421X
©2010 | 1st Edition | 1200 pages | Softback with CD
Pub Date: NOV-10
Price: US$ 199.95
Learn More



The definitive engineering guide to battery design and selection—updated with the latest advances in cell efficiency

The standard battery reference for more than twenty years, Linden’s Handbook of Batteries provides authoritative data on the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. The Fourth Edition is entirely rewritten and reorganized to reflect huge advances in cell efficiency, including new information on lithium ion and large nickel metal hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells. This unparalleled resource allows you to: determine the performance characteristics of batteries under all conditions; select the most suitable battery for a given application; apply leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products; and have necessary data and equations at your fingertips.

Linden’s Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Edition includes new chapters on:

  • Battery modeling
  • Battery electrolytes
  • Batteries for electric vehicles
  • Batteries for biomedical applications
  • Nano-sized batteries
  • Stationary fuel cells
  • International standards


About the Authors

Thomas Reddy, Ph.D. (Bronxville, NY), a pioneer in the lithium battery field, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. He previously served as Vice President of Power Conversion Inc., (currently Hawker Electracell, Inc.) and Yardney Technical Products, Inc. He continues to serve as a consultant to Yardney and other organizations.
David Linden (Little Silver, NJ) now retired, was previously a consultant with Duracell, Inc. and Director of the Power Sources Division of the U.S. Army Electronics R&D Command.

Read the rest of this entry »








Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.