Newnes Engineering and Physical Science Pocket Book

This new edition of the Newnes Engineering and Physical Science Pocket Book, contains much new and updated material, including data on auto, isolating, three-phase, current and voltage transformers, d.c. machines and induction motors, complex wave forms and field theory, ensuring that this volume has all the information the student, engineer, scientist or technician may need, at their fingertips.

Formulae, definitions and general information are presented logically and clearly, allowing the user to access specific data quickly and easily without having to wade through extraneous material. This handy reference book is relevant to a wide range of students and technicians at all levels. J O Bird is the author of many successful textbooks in the areas of engineering, mathematics and science. P J Chivers is the author of several textbooks on chemistry.

This new edition of the Newnes Engineering and Physical Science Pocket Book, contains much new and updated material, including data on auto, isolating, three-phase, current and voltage transformers, d.c. machines and induction motors, complex wave forms and field theory, ensuring that this volume has all the information the student, engineer, scientist or technician may need, at their fingertips.

John Bird, the author of over 100 textbooks on engineering and mathematical subjects, is the former Head of Applied Electronics in the Faculty of Technology at Highbury College, Portsmouth, U.K. More recently, he has combined freelance lecturing at Portsmouth University, with technical writing and Chief Examiner responsibilities for City and Guilds Telecommunication Principles and Mathematics, and examining for the International Baccalaureate Organisation. John Bird is currently a Senior Training Provider at the Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering in the Defence College of Marine and Air Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. The school, which serves the Royal Navy, is one of Europe’s largest engineering training establishments.