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BK

Chicago : World Book, c1992

400 s.

ISBN 0-7166-0592-9

000098137

The Year’s Major Science Stories 2 // A pictorial review of the top science stories in the news and where to find information about them in this edition of Science Year. // Special Reports 10 // Fifteen articles give in-depth treatment // to significant and timely subjects in science and technology. // Science and the Voyage of Columbus 12 by Isaac Asimov // How Smart Are Dolphins? 30 by Susan J. Wintsch // Exploring the Surface of Venus 44 by R. Stephen Saunders // Who Were the First Americans? 58 by David J. Meitzer // Volcano Watching 72 by Robert and Barbara B. Decker // The Technology Behind Recycling 88 by Jon R. Luoma // Dinosaur Scientist 102 // An interview with Robert Bakker conducted by Darlene R. Stille // The New Nuclear Reactors 120 by Arthur Fisher // The "Forests" in Our Cities 134 by Joseph Wallace // Drug-Bug Warfare 146 by Ben Patrusky // Fire and Nature 160 by Chris Elfring // Microscopic Machines 176 by Ivan Amato // Currents and Climate 190 by Arnold L. Gordon // Mysteries of the Milky Way 204 by Theodore P. Snow // Questions of Gravity 220 by Larry Arbeiter // Science News Update 232 // Thirty-seven articles, arranged alphabetically, report on the year’s major developments in all areas of science and technology, from "Agriculture" and "Archaeology" to "Space Technology" and "Zoology." In addition, seven Close-Up articles focus on especially noteworthy developments: A Universe of Clumps and Voids 248 //

[Astronomy, Extragalactic] // From the Lab: Synthetic Diamond [Chemistry] 264 // Nature Loses in the Persian Gulf War 286 // [Environment] // Turning One Gene into a Billion [Genetics] 292 // Replacing Defective Genes [Medical Research] 306 // Tackling Hubble’s Troubles [Space Technology] 340 // The Vanishing-Amphibian Riddle [Zoology] 344 // Science You Can Use 349 // Five articles present various aspects of science and technology as they apply to the consumer. // Cash by Computer: Automated Teller Machines 350 Antilock Brakes: A Potential Lifesaver 354 // Sunglasses Wear New Rating Labels 357 // Information on a Light Beam 361 // The Biology of a Compost Heap 364 // World Book Supplement 367 // Five new and revised articles from the 1991 edition of The World Book Encyclopedia: "Plastics," // "Crustacean," "Cosmic rays," "Air pollution," and "Endangered species." // Index 385