AAS_Science_Vocabulary 科技英语词根,英英解释.pdfVIP

THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH BIOLOGY P.H. 117 THE SCIENTIFIC THE SCIENTIFIC VOCABULARY VOCABULARY Theodore A. Olson, Ph.D Reprinted by American Academy of Sanitarians Forward Dr. Theodore A. Olson’s “The Scientific Vocabulary” dictionary was a constant companion for the University of Minnesota’s environmental health graduate students during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. For those of us who survived the rigors of biometry, epidemiology, the “topics” course (which consisted of a series of formal presentations), three “Plan B” papers and a dissertation, a good scientific vocabulary was an absolute necessity. The faculty would inculcate us with a sense of exactness in the way we presented the spoken and written word. We were expected to read scientific journals from other disciplines as part of our instruction. With exposure to each new discipline, we had to learn and understand its own and unique scientific language. In a small but important way, Dr. Olson dictionary made our academic passage a bit less imposing. Little did we realize its value until the rigors of scholarship demanded that we learn word roots to help with our own reading comprehension and writing proficiency. We were each presented with a copy of the dictionary during our orientation in Dr. Olson’s environmental biology class. He also conveniently left copies of the dictionary in our break room for the benefit of the non-biology students as well. The original tome was mimeographed on fools cap paper; folded in half and stapled in the middle. It had 29 pages, exclusive of the front and back covers, and fit nicely into loose leaf binder pockets and book jackets. It presented Greek and Latin word roots in a logical manner