Science and Technology Desk Reference: 1,500 Answers to Frequently-Asked or Difficult-To-Answer Questions - Hardcover

Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh

 
9780810388840: Science and Technology Desk Reference: 1,500 Answers to Frequently-Asked or Difficult-To-Answer Questions
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0810388847 ISBN 13: 9780810388840
Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning, 1993

Synopsis

Discusses such topics as food and nutrition, the animal world, and weather and climate

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Reviews

In the same style as the New York Public Library Desk Reference ( LJ 7/89), this book assembles 1500 reference questions and answers from the science/technology reference desk at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Grouped into chapters by subject (animals, chemistry, computers, earth, health, mathematics, space, etc.), the questions include such novelties as "What is a bungee cord?"; "How fast is a snail's pace?"; "Where is Albert Einstein's brain?"; "What is acid rain?"; and "Who invented the computer mouse?" The book is fun and useful but not encyclopedic. You can find information on the Mount St. Helens volcano but not on Hawaii's volcanoes; good sources of vitamin C but not of A, B, or E; and symptoms of AIDS but not of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Some questions seem odd, e.g., "Which Black American invented a dust pan?" (not indexed under "Black Americans" but only under "Inventions--dustpan innovation"). With new editions scheduled for every three years, this source is useful for school and public libraries. Some libraries may want to buy an extra copy for checkout, as it's fun for browsing.
- Laura Lipton, Miller Horti culture Lib., Seattle
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
Gale / Cengage Learning
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0810388847
ISBN 13 
9780810388840
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
741