McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (20 Volume Set)

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For more than 40 years, the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology has been the first source readers around the world have turned to when starting research on any major scientific topic. With more than 7,000 articles written by leaders in their fields - including 30 Nobel Prize winners - the Encyclopedia is famed for the scope and quality of its content. Students, professionals researching areas outside their own specialties, "lifelong learners" - any reader with only modest background in the sciences - will benefit from the ease of access to information, the clarity of the text, and the 12,000 specially prepared illustrations. The new Ninth Edition carries on this tradition. Thoroughly updated, its 20 volumes contain 15,000+ pages and 7,100 articles, many new, rewritten, or revised. Using the 500 page analytical index, the topical index, or the Study Guides, readers will find the information they want on all the hottest areas of science and engineering: astronomy and space science; computational chemistry; environmental science; forensic science; information technology and communications; intelligent manufacturing; molecular biology and biotechnology; neuroscience; theoretical and applied physics, to name just a few. 61,000 cross references and 21,000 bibliography entries enable the reader to see the connections in the more than 90 disciplines covered and to continue their studies in greater depth.With the breathtaking pace at which science and technology are advancing, no science reference collection can afford to be without this latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.

Customer Reviews:

so expensive ( = $3000 ).......2007-09-20

The only unfortunate aspect about this encyclopedia is its sheer cost. The list price is $3000. Which effectively limits the customer base to libraries. But perhaps you are fortunate to have a school, college or public library that has a recent edition.

The span of topics is impressive. All the sciences. Even if you are well trained in several sciences, chances are there will be entries here on matters completely new to you.

Take glaciology, for example. Now very topical in the general media, because of pervasive fears of global warming. The 10th edition of the encyclopedia came out this year, 2007. It has a lengthy section on glaciers and glaciation. Very carefully written. It explains global glaciation and the distribution of ice sheets. In a context of current knowledge of ancient climates. Taking a cautious view of the possibility of global warming. By warning the reader that current projections are based on models of imperfect knowledge. Overall, it does present qualified support for glaciers being affected by global warming. Without a shrill polemical style.

This Encylopedia is one for the angels.......1998-10-11

There is something almost comical about the thought of reviewing the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. It is an amazing work, such a stunning compendium of erudition in such a wide array of difficult and rigorous subjects that the ordinary rules and reasons of writing a review don't really apply to it.

Reviewing any other work would function with the assumption that you *had* actually read it; that you were familiar with it; and also that you were implicitly prepared to face intelligent rebuttal with regard to the opinion you offered and the comments you made. However, when it comes to The Encyclopedia, it would require more than ordinary intellectual stamina and range of interests to *read* it for review and the same notion applies to the possibility of rebuttal: if you are enough of an intellectual giant that you can talk intelligently about the sum of what is in The Encyclopedia, then who is there to rebutt you? Who is going to come out of the woodwork and dissaggree with what you have to say about it? No real 'revue' is possible or meaningful when talking about it, but some things can be said about it and nearly all those things are golden.

My experience with The Encyclopedia goes back to my days in highschool, more than twenty years ago, when I regularly went to the library between classes and used the encyclopedia to answer the questions that occured to me at random. Back then, The Encyclopedia was a godsend for me, something that had answers to questions to that my teachers didn't have the time to answer. It was a browser's book for me; the kind of text that offered the cross-referenced characteristics of intertwined questions leading to other questions leading to yet other questions that exactly foreshadow the hypertext concepts that run the web today. Article after article pointed toward things that I would later find out more about only in adulthood, long years after I left the library.

I can still clearly see the photo illustrating The Monroe Effect__where the forces generated by the shape of an explosive charge concentrate the force and direction of the explosive force. The illustration was a small gray photo showing the words 'Monroe Effect' stamped in reverse into a light-colored block of plastic explosive which lay next to a metal ingot which had had the words the same words imprinted into it by explosive force.

I remember this and many other things from other articles that awakened my curiosity with regard to things and that remain with me and enrich my life to this day. However, I think that There is one clear flaw in The Encyclopedia: I can find no electronic edition of it. I have never seen a CD- or DVD-ROM edition of it and, the commercial considerations of McGraw-Hill aside, that seems like a great failing. When the Oxford Dictionary exists both on CD-ROM and on paper, and when all of National Geographic back to 1888 can be found in a DVD-ROM collection, it seems silly to have this great repository of scientific and technical erudition limited to non-computer readable forms. I could be wrong, an electronic edition mightt actually exist for all I know, but if I am right, I think that the world would profit by having a portable edition of the work available for scientists, technicians, doctors, teachers and any of the other groups who might want the information it has to offer at their fingertips in a portable form. Aside from this single flaw, I can honestly say that I my experience with The Encyclopedia is something that glows in my memory and I frankly admit that I covet the high-quality electronic edition that I wish were available.

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Packed with over 1400 entries and over 3000 links, this is the ONLY interactive encyclopedia for the networking and telecommunications industry. Updated to include coverage of all the latest technologies including Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, 3COM, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Superb, Across-the-Board Reference.......2005-04-07

(An earlier review may also appear after trying to merge and update an older acct with a new acct.) ...I picked this volume up at TechEd 2001. It maintains its relevancy four years later. The competition between related books brought the race down to "McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Networking & Telecommunications" winning by one length over the "Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking".
Tom Sheldon provided the most well-grounded and well-rounded information to fulfill the title of an "encyclopedia of networking" compared to Mitch Tulloch's very good but more Microsofted (I think microsoft as a verb can now come into play) approach to the subject and its fields.
Sheldon's book contains a greater variety of entries and their corresponding information (i.e. terms/acronyms like "NSA" & "PKI") instead of a namebrand focused presentation. I would like to see a "Special Characters" index category like Tulloch's book has, but this is not as necessary when using the search capability of the book's CD edition (which is included and loaded with hyperlinks to outside information sources).
I highly recommend Tom Sheldon's book. It's user-friendly layout and design are easy on the eyes, and I'm glad to have it at my desk (when I'm able to return it there after tracking down who last borrowed it).

A must have networking bible for networking students .......2004-11-12

I stumbled accross the old 2nd edition in our library and a day later I was in awe of Mr Sheldons fantatistic book. Unlike most networking books their is no waffle in this one. His style of writing disects networking information into logical digestible chunks. The second edition can be downloaded from his site but I recommend you getting your hands on the latest edition if possile because it is more upto date and has lots of new additions. This book is a one stop shop for everything you need to know about networking and a priceless resource for any networking student.

My IT Bible.......2002-11-08

Firstly I'd like to say...Thanks Tom, for helping to keep me in a job! Up until recently I worked as a Network Administrator in Sydney and believe me, your books saved my bacon on more than a few occasions! I first received the electronic edition of the Encyclopedia of Networking whilst studying Computer Technology and e-business in Sydney. The encyclopedia was included as part of the overall course and many references were made in the college's learning guides to certain chapters when more detailed information was necessary on a particular topic. I'm currently involved in the area of Multimedia and Telecommunications and recently obtained a copy of the latest edition, The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications and am amazed at how much extra and updated information has been included. I keep the book close by at all times and find myself referring to it quite regularly. I could now honestly say that it's become my IT bible! It covers all aspects of networking, the Internet, Electronic Communication, topologies, protocols, security and various configurations in absolute and thorough detail. The encyclopedia also comes with a CD that can be loaded onto your computer as a PDF file and the search facility works brilliantly. I must say that if anyone is involved in, or wants to know anything about Networking and Telecommunications this book is an absolute must! Personally, I can't see how I could do my job without it. Thanks a million Tom! ...John Botica

A must have for any network professional.......2001-12-17

Tom Sheldon can capture the core of a hard to read, multi-hundred page networking book in less than a couple of pages. Crystal clear definitions, well structured text and diagrams, plus excellent cross-references make his "Encyclopedia of Networking" a huge time saver for any networking professional. Manuel Vexler, Certified Network Engineer

It's a keeper........2001-12-12

I work for an ISP in the Upstate NY area in 2nd level Internet support. I have found this book to be a very handy and comprehensive reference on Networking technologies. We are also an ILEC and I am impressed with how well this reference covers terms or acronyms that I am unfamiliar with when dealing with this side of the business. Great job Tom! Keep up the good work.

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Fifth Edition

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Fair's Fair
A great deal of info, poorly organized, wrong proportions

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Fifth Edition
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* The most widely used science reference of its kind

* More than 7,000 concise articles covering more than 90 disciplines of science and technology, all in one volume

* Based on the content of the world-respected McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 9th Edition

* More than 1600 two-color illustrations

* Features numerous cross-referenences, an extensive index, and bibliographies

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* Includes coverage of the hottest areas of science and technology, including biomedical science, chemistry, cosmology, information science, environmental science, nanotechnology, and theoretical physics

Customer Reviews:

Fair's Fair.......2000-01-21

The comment in the previous review about thermal radiation and heat radiation is fair enough, but I feel the reviewer is being unfair in other respects. The reason why there is no "See.." in the main text is because there is a very good index at the back! For instance under Carbon in the index, there is a page reference to radiocarbon dating. OK, there is no mention of carbon dating, so you would have to see radiocarbon dating, but you only have to scan a few lines of the index under the main entry on Carbon to find it. The comment about atomic energy is (unintentionally) misleading. Sure, the entry on atomic energy is very short, but there is a fair-sized entry on nuclear power and there is a cross-reference from atomic energy. Although the entry on nuclear energy is rather shorter than the two entries on oil and gas exploitation (a more relevant comparision than black pepper), it is backed up another fair-sized entry on nuclear reactors. I do think McGraw-Hill have made a decent effort to create an affordable science encyclopedia. (This refers to the 3rd edition, but I imagine the 4th edition is very similar).

A great deal of info, poorly organized, wrong proportions.......1998-10-30

This book contains an enormous amount of information. However, there are two major problems. 1. It is often hard to find what you are looking for if you aren't using the same terminology they are. For instance, I looked for "Carbon dating", and it isn't listed - either in the text or the index. It is under "radiocarbon dating". There is no "carbon dating - see radiocarbon dating". I looked for "thermal radiation" and it wasn't there. It was under "heat radiation", again with no "see ...". In fact, there are no "see ..." in the text to point you to the right title. 2. The book claims that the material is given space according to its importance. "Atomic energy" gets 6 lines (2 sentences). I flipped to a random page, and "black pepper" gets more than twice as many lines, and "blackberry" gets 3 times as many lines.
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Well, the above was my original review of my 4th edition, which I wrote after having the book about a week. Now I find that the index is indeed good, I'm just not used to looking in an index rather in the body of the book.
Even the longer "Nuclear power" article is only a little longer than "blackberry". There is very little on evolution. Having seen the full 20-30 volume set at the library, this one-volume "concise" version misses a lot that is in the full set, and I'm not convinced that the abridged versions of the articles are as complete as they should be. But overall, I like it a little better than I did initially. I'll give it a 4.5.

McGraw-Hill Circuit Encyclopedia and Troubleshooting Guide, Volume 3

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Hundreds of pre-designed circuits organized by function assure the popularity of this latest guide in the Circuit Encyclopedia series. Following the basic format of the previous two volumes, Volume 3 also improves on the series by covering circuits as well as testing and troubleshooting techniques in one source. Separate sections address amplifers, power supplies, special analog circuits, micropower circuits, digital support systems, converters, and more. 750 illustrations.

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Engineering

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Hundreds of well-illustrated articles explore the most important fields of science.

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Updated and revised to cover the latest developments in an extremely fast-growing field, this book will be a "must-have" reference for all computer professionals, for serious hobbyists, and for all engineers, scientists, technicians, students, librarians, and educators with a professional interest in electronics and computer science. In one convenient volume, the Encyclopedia contains 520 alphabetically arranged articles-120 of them completely revised for this edition and 45 that are brand new. They cover fourth-generation languages... electron-hole recombination... lasers... data processing systems... semiconductors... local-area networks... nonlinear optical devices... artificial intelligence... optical recording... and more. The articles are selected from the internationally acclaimed 20-volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)

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Long Book, Good Book

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The most widely used science reference of its kind in print, the third edition of this invaluable resource reinforces its position as the most complete, concise, and easy-to-use single volume scientific and technical encyclopedia on the market today. Now thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research and findings in every major area of science and engineering-from acoustics to zoology-this expanded edition offers quick access to vital information in 75 broad fields of study, including astronomy, life sciences, chemistry, physics, earth science, computers, electronics, and medicine.

Customer Reviews:

Long Book, Good Book.......2001-12-04

This is one of the best science books ever!! It has hundreds, maybe thousands, of entries all about SCIENCE!!!!! It is 2080 pges. long, but within all of those pages is a lot of info. It has everytng from A15 phases to zygomycotina. In fact, the only bad thing about this book is that it uses huge words in the entries that I don't hat they mean! Also, this book is directed torward more teenagers than kids, and if you don't like science, then you might as well nat waste your money. Also, anyone who's on any Math/Science team (me!) this is an invaluable resource. This is a great book, and anyone who likes science will LOVE this book.Thanks for reading, and have a nice day.

Desktop Encyclopedia of Telecommunications (Mcgraw-Hill Telecommunications)

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This book helped me to stay current.
Clear non-technical descriptions of telecomunications terms.
All telecommunications developers and engeeners must have it
Strongly recommended; good value.

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Complex and fast-changing-it's synonymous with telecommunications. There's too much rapidly evolving technology for professionals to stay on top of it all-yet they need to. And that's why this across-the-bandwidth reference will be an indispensable asset to every telecom pro who wants to stay in the game! Coverage includes: AIN, carrier networks, CATV, CDMA, cellular, data communications, Fast Ethernet, fiber, Gigabit Ethernet, FSM, hybrid fiber coax, Internet, Intranets, LANs, local loops, multimedia, networks, PCS, satellite communication, SS&, switching, voice, video, TCP/IP, TDMA, WWW, wireless networks, and more.

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This book helped me to stay current........2000-07-31

There are so many Telcomm terms and there are more every year. It's always good to have a easy-to-read technical reference book like this one. It's easy to read even for a Taiwanese! :-)

Btw, I hope there will be revised version of this book every two or three year. Thank you Mr. Muller, the author of the book, for providing the nice book.

Clear non-technical descriptions of telecomunications terms........1999-02-06

Clear, non-technical descriptions of telecommunication terminology and concepts are what the reader can expect from this title. It covers LANS, WANS, voice, data, and standards.

All telecommunications developers and engeeners must have it.......1999-02-05

This book it's has to be in every engeener desktop and also it's a great dictionary for universities stands and for students tools.

Strongly recommended; good value........1998-02-27

This is a remarkably good reference work, especially considering (or because?) it is the work of one person (and no doubt a good editor). The articles are long enough to cover complex topics yet focused enough to provide a handle on the subject. Muller has an excellent sense of proportion. He offers succinct synopses of technical matters without getting bogged down in stuff only an engineer would understand. You can get a quick overview of "distance learning" and "outsourcing," on the one hand, or PCS 1900 and CDMA on the other. And all of it is very well and clearly written. Useful for anyone in the industry, or just for the curious.

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