MILESTONES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY --- THE READY REFERENCE GUIDE TO DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS, AND FACTS by Ellis Mount and Barbara A. List Oryx Press, 1987
PREFACE (pvii)
The disciplines of science and engineering (or technology) represent complex patterns of events, some of great importance to the world. The purpose of this book is to provide information of a selection of what the compileres think are the 1000 most significant topics in all areas of science and technology, because of the large number of events or discoveries.
Four indexes provide access by year, name of discoverer or inventor, nationality or country, and broad subject category.
INTRODUCTION
Who discovered DNA? Who invented the automatic teller machine? Is there such a thing as a magnetic-levitated train? These are just a few of the questions readers can quickly answer by consulting Milestones in Science and Technology. Readers of all ages can easily find facts, history, names, and dates surrounding the most important events in sci-tech history. Each event gets special treatment in understandable paragraphs of 150 to 600 words.
1) Alphabetical listing of terms (p1-94)
2) Listing of cited references (p95-100)
3) Listing of references of interest (p101)
PERSONAL NAME INDEX (p103-116)
CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX (p117-128)
GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX (p129-136)
FIELD OF STUDY INDEX (p37-141)
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