Utilizing original drawings and examples, this book refines technical jargon to help scientists understand and create the apparatus and mechanisms fundamental to their studies.This best-selling book removes the mystery in building scientific apparatus. Every scientific apparatus requires a mechanical structure, even a device that is fundamentally electronic or optical in nature. A successful scientist must acquire many engineering skills in order to proceed efficiently with an experimental investigation. This volume provides a practical guide for working scientists who need to capitalize on new and unfamiliar technologies as they go about their work.

Author Biography: John Moore received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. He is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Maryland. He has designed and built electron and ion spectrometers as well as spacecraft instruments. Michael Coplan received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He did postdoctoral work at the University of Paris in electrochemistry and at the University of Chicago in high temperature gas kinetics. He is Research Professor in the Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology at the University of Maryland where he works in space physics. Christopher Davis received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester and worked at the Material Research Center at Cornell University before he joined the University of Maryland where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering. Sandra Greer received her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Chicago. She is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Maryland.