Astrobiology–the study of life in space–is one of today’s fastest growing and most popular fields of science. In this compelling, accessible, and elegantly reasoned new book, award-winning scholar and researcher Chris Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it’s going, and what...

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Introduction to Media Production began years ago as an alternative text that would cover ALL aspects of media production, not just film or just tv or just radio. Kindem and Musburger needed a book that would show students how every form of media intersects with one another, and about how one needs to know the background history of how...

Digital transmissions are rapidly supplanting analog transmissions in both amateur and commercial radio communications. Digital radio transmissions offer many inherent advantages. Digital techniques allow virtually noise-free transmission of data, messages, control commands, sounds and images to be achieved. Digital transmissions allow...

The first question which the reader, taking this book in his hands, asks himself is: for whom is this book "for everyone"? Of course, there is some exaggeration in the title. An acquaintance with the fundamentals of high school algebra is sufficient for the reader of this book. No knowledge of physics is needed: it can be your first...

Unlike the other computer networking books, this book is organized...

By some estimates, 40 percent of IT budgets are devoted to integration. However, most organizations still attack integration on a project-by-project basis,...

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Environmental engineering is one of the most popular, complex and fast growing disciplines in engineering. The scope of environment includes issues from public health, aesthetics, and impact of all development activities, pollution control legislation, standards, regulations, guidelines and their enforcement. Traditionally the application of...

Finally the eagerly-awaited next edition of Luke Ahearn's cornerstone game art book: 3D Game Textures is on its way. The book will be refreshed per the latest revision of Photoshop and the latest game industry trends and developments. 3D Game Textures allows next-gen game artists to learn to create everything from bricks to books in...