The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms Hardcover 1974 is a comprehensive reference tool for those in the scientific community, the general public, and students. This 6th edition includes over 110,000 terms and 125,000 definitions, with 3,000 black-and-white illustrations. Each entry is classified into one or more of 104 fields, and the dictionary features a detailed scope note for each field, making it an invaluable resource for understanding scientific terminology and technological vocabulary. This revised edition also includes new terms and technologies, such as “genomics” and “nanotechnology”, along with updated definitions for older terms.