The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Baker, Christopher W.

Scientific Visualization: The New Eyes of Science

48 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | March, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1351-6 $$22.90

(4) 4-6 New Century Technology series. Baker does an adequate job introducing these sophisticated concepts, though the spindly typeface used in both books is difficult to read. Virtual Reality is probably of more general interest. The more dryly written Visualization focuses on the scientific and medical advances made possible with 3-D computer imaging. Photos and a list of websites are included in each book. Ind.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn