This reference offers a handy and self-contained guide to specialized terminology and scientific jargon applicable to fields in applied physical sciences and engineering. It includes more than 20,000 entries, with key terms extensively illustrated. Entries give both the core definition and further nuanced meanings relative to particular applications. A subject index categorizes entries within core areas such as optics, biophysics, electricity and magnetism, energy, fluid dynamics, geophysics, nanotechnology, medical physics, computational physics and thermodynamics. Cross-references and alternate terms are provided.…mehr
This reference offers a handy and self-contained guide to specialized terminology and scientific jargon applicable to fields in applied physical sciences and engineering. It includes more than 20,000 entries, with key terms extensively illustrated. Entries give both the core definition and further nuanced meanings relative to particular applications. A subject index categorizes entries within core areas such as optics, biophysics, electricity and magnetism, energy, fluid dynamics, geophysics, nanotechnology, medical physics, computational physics and thermodynamics. Cross-references and alternate terms are provided.
Robert Splinter, PhD, obtained his master of science degree in applied physics from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and his PhD from the VU University of Amsterdam. Dr. Splinter built his career as a scientist and technology manager in biomedical engineering. His work is dedicated to resolving issues in device development, with a particular focus on medicine and biology through development of novel diagnostic techniques and treatment methods using all multidisciplinary aspects of engineering and applied physics. He cofounded several companies in biomedical engineering and worked for several established metrology and medical device companies. In addition, Dr. Splinter worked in clinical settings, prototyping, and validating devices using the full practical and theoretical knowledge of physics, engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, and biology. He is an associate professor (Adj.) in the Department of Physics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
