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Concise and easy to understand, The Handy Science & Technology GK Handbook covers hundreds of intriguing topics, from the inner workings of the human body to outer space and from math and computers to planes, trains, and automobiles.
In 1902, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh became the first major public library in the United States to establish a separate science and Technology Department. Since then, the Department has been patiently answering the reference questions of customers, at a rate of more than 60,000 per year. It has selected the most frequently asked, most interesting, and most unusual of these queries for this special edition. With 125 illustrations and dozens of graphs and tables, Handy Science & Technology collects 1,700 questions and answers (400 new to this edition).
General topics include:
— Physics, — Buildings, Bridges, and Other Structures, — Chemistry, — Astronomy, — Plants and Animals, — Geology, — Telecommunications and Computers, — Climate and Weather, — Health and Medicine, — Biology, — Transportation, — Energy
Entertaining and enlightening, Handy Science & Technology will answer the burning query, support homework assignments, provide engaging trivia, and help satisfy your curiosity.
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Pages : 602
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