A number of reference works have been published in recent years that include, but are not restricted to, biographical information about scientists. This volume is designed differently and is intended to meet several specific needs. It provides personal and professional information concerning scientists, including some whose accomplishments are undeservedly obscure. We have included scientists from Academics and laypersons, professionals and amateurs, all are figured in this volume.

This book is a comprehensive volume on Gunshot Residues. It covers the phenomenon of gun shot residue formation, their placing, collection, detection, and identification. Gun shot residues lead to the identification of shooter, range determination and identification of gun shot holes hence play an important role in firearm cases. Various methods reported for the detection of gun shot residues so far have been discussed in detail and their merits and demerits are listed. Authors have successfully applied the "Differential Pulse Anoding Stripping Voltamettric Analysis", for the detection of gun shot residues on the hands of the shooter. This method is quick, quantitative, non-destructive, effective and cheap as compared to the methods suggested so far. This work is based on the actual experiments conducted at the State Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Sagar and Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (formerly Sagar University) Sagar. It will be of great interest to all those who are working in the field of Gunshot Residue analysis, students of Forensic Science, Investigating Officers, Advocates and Judicial officers. This may also interest the general public to help them in preserving the firearm evidence in the form of Gunshot Residues to avoid complication in the investigation of the firearm cases particularly where mode of firing (suicide, accident, homicide) is disputed.

This dictionary includes the most frequently used terms which have been carefully selected from the various fields of analytical chemistry such as spectroscopy, volumetric Analysis, Gravimetric Analysis, Electro-analytical Analysis, Qualitative Analysis etc.

Every attempt has been carefully made to write the entries in a clear and lucid style to provide both straight-forward definitions and valuable background information. At appropriate places, line drawings have been included whenever the meaning of a word can be best conveyed by means of a diagram. The terms included in this dictionary have been presented in brief analytical phrases thereby avoiding the well comprehensive type of treatment appropriate to large reference works.

The dictionary will be of immense value to the undergraduate and postgraduate students of chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, pharmacy, and others studying or working in related fields.

Dictionary of Biochemistry is an attempt to compile terms which have been in common use and introduced recently.

Every attempt has been carefully made to write the entries in a clear and lucid style to provide both straightforward definitions and valuable background information.

The terms included in this dictionary have been presented in brief analytical phrases thereby avoiding the more comprehensive type of treatment appropriate to large reference work.

The dictionary will be of immense value to the students of biochemistry, medicine, pharmacy, chemistry and others studying or working in related fields.