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The Architecture of the Visible (Technologies: Studies in Culture & Theory Series)

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Soon after the launch of the first Sputnik in 1957, Hannah Arendt observed in The Human Condition that for the first time 'an earth-born object made by m a n . . . moved in the proximity of the heavenly bodies as though it had been admitted tentatively to their sublime company', an event which she described as 'second in importance to no other, not even the splitting of the atom' (1989, p. 1). For Arendt, the significance of Sputnik was as much to do with the reaction it provoked as with the 'uncomfortable military and political circumstances attending it', a response which she noted was not one of triumph, but of relief — relief, in the words of one American newspaper, that we might at last 'escape' from our 'imprisonment [on] the earth' (ibid. ). 'The banality of this statement', she writes, 'should not make us overlook how extraordinary in fact it was'; for notwithstanding the Christian longing for other-worldly salvation, according to Arendt 'nobody in the history of mankind has ever conceived of the earth as a prison for men's bodies or shown such eagerness to go literally from here to the moon' (ibid., p. 2). The broader significance of this drive to escape the earth is understood by Arendt in terms of a fundamental rearrangement of human vision.
Pharmacoethics: A Problem-Based Approach (Plant Engineering Series)
Pharmacoethics: A Problem-Based Approach (Plant Engineering Series)
About 20 years ago, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (SOM) established a student-centered problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum emphasizing ambulatory care practice competencies. It was designed for small groups of students working together and ran parallel with their more traditional curriculum. The SOM...
Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery of education, hence, the use of online learning (also...
Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: Learning to Fly the PIC 24 (Embedded Technology)
Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: Learning to Fly the PIC 24 (Embedded Technology)
A Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PICs ever!

FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM software

Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasks

The new 16-bit PIC24 chip provides embedded programmers
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Language Classification by Numbers
Language Classification by Numbers
This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should classified in the future. It describes and applies computer programs from biology and evolutionary genetics to data about languages and shows how the power of the computer can be harnessed to throw light on long-standing problems in historical...
Rhetoric and Sociolinguistics in Times of Global Crisis
Rhetoric and Sociolinguistics in Times of Global Crisis
"The purpose of this book is also to bridge the gap to initiate a discussion on understanding how rhetoric and sociolinguistics could create critical awareness for individuals, societies and learning environments during crisis times"--...
LaTeX Beginner's Guide
LaTeX Beginner's Guide

LaTeX is a high-quality open source typesetting software that produces professional prints and PDF files. However, as LaTeX is a powerful and complex tool, getting started can be intimidating. There is no official support and certain aspects such as layout modifications can seem rather complicated. It may seem more straightforward to use Word...

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