Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology

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Summary: Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology
Review: A must book for any undergraduate or upper level Biology or Chemistry major. Having problems finding definitions in your textbooks? Are you resorting to Websters like I was, with minimal or no results, followed by a fruitless search over the internet? Your search is over. My daughter put this under my Christmas tree well before Christmas and I had a paper to write. I opened it early knowing that the answer to my problems was wrapped neatly under my own tree. She's ticked off, but she'll get over it and I'm breathing a sigh of relief. I have a virtual library of Biology, Botany, and Chemistry books and still have trouble finding some of the key definitions. It makes you want to "bop" those authors. This book was 4 for 4 right off the bat. I only wish I had this book much earlier in my studies. It would have saved me a lot of time and effort.

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Summary: Excellent Value - Highly Useful
Review: As a patent attorney, I am constantly faced with new technologies and a duty to utilize accurate terminology. I just bought my second copy of this book today so I would have one at work and one at home. I also purchased a copy for a friend's son who is in high school.

Get this book and make it a rule to look up terms that are new - you will be surprised how satisfying it is not to be intimidated by techno-speak.

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Summary: IN-DEPTH; AFFORDABLE
Review: The high standards of 'Chambers' is well-pronounced in this "Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology". It is a know-all single-volume asset. Information is ubiquitous. Every aspect of science and technology received adequate attention. They are comprehensive and up-to-date: just be ready to go the distance.
One outstanding side-attraction here, is how the author mapped out in chronological order, all the important discoveries which made science the delight that it is today. In the same vein, several technological inventions were elaborated.
This is by every means, a high-quality lexicon. The only blame I hold against it is that it is not as definition-rich as the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Science and Technical Terms". But, I must mention that its listed price is only one-third of McGraw-Hill's. It is also more adherent to SI units than the McGraw-Hill's.