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Compendium of Quantum Physics: Concepts, Experiments, History and Philosophy
With contributions by many of today's leading quantum physicists, philosophers and historians, including three Nobel laureates, this comprehensive A to Z of quantum physics provides a lucid understanding of the key concepts of quantum theory and experiment. It covers technical and interpretational aspects alike, and includes both... | | Collision Detection in Interactive 3D EnvironmentsThe heart of any system that simulates the physical interaction between objects is collision detectionthe ability to detect when two objects have come into contact. This system is also one of the most difficult aspects of a physical simulation to implement correctly, and invariably it is the main consumer of CPU cycles. Practitioners, new to the... | | Digital People: From Bionic Humans to AndroidsRobots, androids, and bionic people pervade popular culture, from classics like Frankenstein and R.U.R. to modern tales such as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Terminator, and A.I. Our fascination is obvious – and the technology is quickly moving from books and films to real life.
In a lab at MIT, scientists and technicians have created... |
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Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things: An Unusual Book of EuphemismsAt a loss for words, hockey puck? You can always quote Shakespeare...
Or delve into this entertaining compendium of insults and verbal abuse, all couched in language of the most uplifting nature. Filled with common and not-so-common zingers that will both shock you and make you laugh your @*#%! off.
Includes: ... | | | | Old-Growth Forests: Function, Fate and Value (Ecological Studies)Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in decline. Given the importance of forests in battling climate change and the fact... |
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The 50 Greatest Dishes of the World
A knowledgeable and charmingly-written compendium, 50 Dishes features China’s banquet-pleasing Peking Duck, Thai green curry and the comforting coq au vin of France. There are servings of Italy’s carbonara, the paella of Spain and, of course, Britain’s fish and chips. And please save room for Black Forest gâteau. ... | | | | Encyclopedia of Soil Science (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)
Soils long have been taken for granted being so commonplace and lacking often striking features. However, soil is one of the most complex media on Earth, vital for the biogeosphere and human civilization. With increased usage of soil for world food production, building materials, waste repositories, etc awareness has grown for the need of... |
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Color Atlas of Pharmacology
In many countries, medicine is at present
facing urgent political and economic calls
for reform. These socioeconomic pressures
notwithstanding, pharmacotherapy has always
been an integral part of the health care
system and will remain so in the future.
Well-founded knowledge of the preventive
and therapeutic value of... | | Adobe InDesign CS/CS2 BreakthroughsAdobe InDesign is taking the publishing world by storm and users are hungry for breakthrough solutions to their myriad concernsfrom how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to produce quality PDF files. Page-layout guru David Blatner and veteran trainer Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepción have scoured... | | Trees, Crops and Soil Fertility: Concepts and Research MethodsSoil science benefits from the availability of a wide array of practicable methods. There are a number of very useful compendia in which sets of these methods are collected together to provide easy reference for the intending practitioner. The need for yet another handbook might therefore be questioned. This book, however,... |
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