Yearbook of science and the future 2000 / Encyclopaedia Britannica. - Chicago, London : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. , c1999. - 448 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

CONTENTS

Feature Articles

8. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Maya

26. Bad Science

42. The International Space Station

62. Forensics on the Wild Side

76. You Are Here : Navigation in the 21st Century

92. The Science Behind the Magic : Research and Development at Disney


Millennium 2000: A Special Section

114. Future and Assumptions

130. Expecting the Unexpected

144. The Uncertainties of Environmental Forecasting

160. Surviving the New Millennium

176. Communicating in the Year 2075

192. Photo Essay: Witnessing the Birth of the Microscope


The Science Year in Review
211. Contents

212. The Year in Science: An Overview

423. Contributors


Includes Index: p. 425-448




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