This momentous 15-volume work with its entirely new, lucid, and unique format should prove of remarkable value to all physicians. With its 7,200 profusely illustrated articles by more than 2,100 contributors, including a number of Nobel Laureates and other eminent scientists, this encyclopedia should stand as one of the most useful and usable publications for the dissemination of scientific information in many years.
The books have been edited to be "a work of, not about, science." Unlike other encyclopedias it contains almost no historical or biographical discussions, but to allow for longer essays consists entirely of modern factual presentations of scientific subjects. The articles are written to be understandable by scientists outside of their field of specialization. For example the numerous articles on physics are written for the nonphysicist, but still are more comprehensive and much more readable than expositions in general encyclopedias. One or more illustrations or diagrams appear