Praise for the previous edition:"Of great use to high schoolers and undergraduates." Book News"...[a] useful addition to collections supporting serious technical research." School Library Journal"I recommend it for high school and undergraduate students. General audiences will also find it useful." Science Books and FilmThe Facts On File Physics Handbook, Revised Edition offers students a full view of this vital branch of science, in the form of a one-stop reference, with almost 1,400 glossary entries. This volume expands greatly on the information available in the first edition, with the inclusion of four new sections, as well as updated information and additions in the biography, chronology, and glossary sections.The four new sections include:More than 150 important advances in physicsA complete list of Nobel Prize winners in physics, as well as their biographical informationThe names, addresses, telephone numbers, and Web addresses of 30 important associations in the field of physics and in general scienceA list of 50 Web sites for further reference. Read Less