McGraw-Hill’s world-renowned annual publication continues its tradition of making information on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to non-specialists through concise, well-illustrated articles McGraw-Hill 2005 Yearbook of Science & Technology has approximately 150 articles from 200 leaders in their respective fields cover technical disciplines from Agriculture through to Zoology. Includes up-to-date coverage of forefront topics such as bio-terrorism, earth simulator, electric power systems, extreme programming, HIV vaccines, human impact on vertebrate extinction, polymers for micro-electronics, solar storms, and Voice-over IP.