Science and Technology Almanac

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Recapping the year's events in the world of science and technology, this completely updated edition of the popular Science and Technology Almanac brings together the news, the people, and the statistics to provide a thorough overview of the year's most important happenings and issues in the following fields: Astronomy and Space, Chemistry, Computers and the Internet, Earth Sciences, Environment, Health and Medicine, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Meteorology and the Weather, Physics, Technology, Photographs, tables and charts, a timeline and calendar illuminate the text and provide a quick glimpse of what transpired around the world during the past year.

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WILLIAM ALLSTETTER created and launched Today's Science on File, a monthly science-news digest for high school students. Most recently, he served as Director of Science Communications at Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons. Allstetter is currently a freelance writer. He and has published in numerous journals including Technology Review, Discover, and American Health. Allstetter, who lives in New York City, studied biology at Stanford University and has his journalism degree from Columbia University.