This volume consists of headwords in both German and English, including abbreviations. Terms are drawn from the whole range of modern applied science and technical terminology. Expertly compiled by an international team of subject terminologists, 65 subject areas are covered, including in-depth treatment of the more established subject areas such as: mechanical engineering, transport, production engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, computer technology, data processing, physics, electricity, construction, food technology, railway engineering and automotive engineering. The book also provides coverage of rapidly developing subject areas such as: photography, waste management, pollution, energy sources, marine pollution, telecommunications, chemical engineering, water supply engineering, artificial intelligence, fuelless energy sources, packaging, air transport engineering, ergonomics, space technology, optics, electronics, wave physics, nuclear technology, quality assurance and safety engineering.