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Technical and Scientific Writing

This page is intended for scientists, engineers, and other technical staff who are not full-time writers but who need to write effectively.

Books

Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Writing. Springer, 1996.

Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Presentations. Springer, 2005.

Alred, Gerald, Charles Brusaw, Walter Oliu. Handbook of Technical Writing. St Martin's Press, 2006.

Booth, Wayne and Gregory G Colomb, Joseph M Williams. The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing). University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Beer, David and David McMurrey. A Guide to Writing as an Engineer. Wiley, 2004.

Beer, David (Editor). Writing & Speaking in Technology Professions: A Practical Guide. Wiley-IEEE Press, 2003.

Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Bedford/St Martin's, 2006.

Markel, Mike. Writing in the Technical Fields: A Step-by-Step Guide for Engineers, Scientists, and Technicians. Wiley-IEEE Press, 2001.

Paradis, James G and Muriel L Zimmerman. The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication. The MIT Press, 2002.

Rosenberg, Barry J. Spring into Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists. Addison Wesley, 2005.

Rubens, Philip. Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. Routledge, 2000.

Haydon, Leslie. The Complete Guide to Writing & Producing Technical Manuals. Wiley, 1995.

Websites

www.istc.org.uk the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators in the UK

http://www.ieeepcs.org/ the Professional Communications Society of the IEEE

www.medilexicon.com dictionary of medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical and healthcare acronyms and abbreviations

www.spellex.co.uk pharmaceutical dictionary spelling checker