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Provides updated biographical information on sixty-five scientists included in the four-volume set "Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists," and features approximately 250 additional biographies of modern scientists.

A biography of the German engineer and inventor who pioneered in building motor-driven vehicles.

Profiles William Hewlett, co-founder of the Hewlett Packard Company, which has been producing electronics equipment since 1939.

Covers all the important aspects of high tech today and in the future while providing up-to-date facts on careers in medicine, electronics, engineering, and education.

Describes the work of the various branches of engineering.

A short biography of late nineteeth-century German automobile engineer Karl Benz that profiles his life and works which included his invention of the gas-powered automobile.

Traces the life and achievements of German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun from his childhood dreams of human interplanetary travel to their realization as von Braun became a prominent figure in modern rocketry.

A biography of the great inventor whose creations have contributed to the comfort, convenience, and entertainment of people all over the world.

Contains over five thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on terms and concepts in science and technology, covering physics and chemistry, Earth and space sciences, life sciences, energy and environmental sciences, materials sciences, and information sciences.