This comprehensive resource supplements the science curriculum in applied sciences and focuses especially on technological subjects. It features nontechnical but substantive discussions of topics in this field and accompanies these with dramatic photographs and illustrative diagrams to help clarify complex subjects.

FEATURES OF THIS RESOURCE:

• Over 400 individual signed articles
• Color photographs, diagrams, and charts
• Articles include:
  • Definition of topic
  • In-depth profile
  • Boxed features:
  • Core Facts (in longer articles)
  • Connections
  • A Closer Look
  • History of Technology
  • People
  • Looking to the Future
  • Wider Impact
  • Cross-references
  • Further readings

Over 400 articles cover all aspects of technology and the scientific theories and innovations at its core. The far-reaching range of topics includes Aerodynamics, Blood Transfusion, Chemical Engineering, Dentistry, Energy Resources, Food Preservation, Glass and Glassmaking, Hazardous Waste, Mass Transit Systems, Military Vehicles, Paper and Papermaking, Prehistoric Technology, Telecommunications, Ultrasonics, Veterinary Medicine, Water Power, and Wireless Communication.

All articles are written by specialists and support high school teaching of applied science and technological subjects. Students using this resource will better understand and appreciate technology and its role in history and society.