Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia

This is a very readable and accessible book. It takes as its period of coverage the years following the conclusion of the second world war, specifically 1950 onwards, to the present day. Whilst on first reading the introduction it seems that book takes a rather US centric view of world developments, many of the individual entries are thankfully more global in scope. However, this slight bias should be borne in mind when considering this text for purchase or study.

Within the main body of the text individual alphabetically arranged entries comprise short (500‐1,000 word) essays on the topic in question...