A completely new reference from Salem Press, Applied Science covers major fields and technologies in all areas, from agriculture to computers to engineering to medical to space sciences. Uncovers the history and science in the fields of technology, including Artificial Organs, Air Quality Monitoring, Computer Graphics, Digital Logic, Earthquake Prediction, Energy Storage, Explosives Technologies, Fiber-Optic Communications, Risk Analysis, Recycling Technologies, Software Engineering, Numerical Analysis and more.