Technical literature

Technical literature (contrast: Belletristik) a subsection is that Literature.

In addition count

• Text books
• Specialized books and Monografien
• Manuals
• Reference books
  • insbes. as subjectencyclopedia, dictionary, Yearbook and Atlas
• Magazines, journals etc.. and those
  • individual, in them contained Scientific paper
• Technical publications in .

Today the technical literature is published increasingly in form of electronic media, above all up CD-ROM or DVD and on special Websites.

Technical literature develops in all languages, in which it is needed. Starting from the second half 20. Century appears ever more frequent it up English. Thus English has the role "lingua franca"in the sciences, before it in 19. Century in Western Europe the French and the German had partly taken over, ever more.