 Runic Amulets and Magic Objects
The runic alphabet, in use for well over a thousand years, was employed by various Germanic groups in a variety of ways, including, inevitably, for superstitious and magical rites. Formulaic runic words were inscribed onto small items that could be carried for good luck; runic charms were carved on metal or wooden amulets to ensure peace or... |  | The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings
The inside story of how people invented and refined the airplane.
Who were aviation's dreamers and from where did they draw their inspiration? What lessons did inventors learn from birds, insects, marine mammals, and fish that helped us fly? How did the bicycle lead to the airplane, and hot water... | | Handbook of Photochemistry and Photophysics of Polymeric Materials
Presents the state of the technology, from fundamentals to new materials and applications
Today's electronic devices, computers, solar cells, printing, imaging, copying, and recording technology, to name a few, all owe a debt to our growing understanding of the photophysics and photochemistry of polymeric materials. This... |
