history

Contains chronologically arranged articles that provide information about significant events and scientific achievements around the world from 1900 through the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the U.S., covering sixty broad categories including agriculture, health, law, communications, and entertainment, with illustrations, a time line, and category, geographical, personages, and general subject indexes.

Story of the sixty year Gambino crime family rule of organized crime in New York City.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that tell the stories of over 450 scandalous events in American history, from the 1600s to the 1990s; and includes photographs and an index.

Showcases the work of African-American photographers, featuring approximately six hundred photographs that provide insight into African-American life from 1840 to 1999.

Explores the history of mathematics as it developed in countries and cultures throughout the world; features reproductions of illuminated medieval manuscripts, Babylonian clay tablets, computer-generated images, and other math-related phenomena; and includes profiles of some of the most notable mathematicians.

Chronicles the history of twentieth-century physics, describing the major discoveries and developments in the field.

Explores the history of the women's movement through the twentieth century and discusses the many issues facing women today.