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Answering Tough Interview Questions for Dummies

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Congratulations! In picking up Answering Tough Interview Questions For Dummies, you are about to embark on a journey that transforms you into the kind of high-calibre candidate who has employers fighting to hire you. Perhaps you are on the lookout for your first job or trying to return to work. Maybe you are a seasoned executive trying to climb...

Encyclopedia of Space Science & Technology 2 Volume Set

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

A comprehensive resource on the past, present, and future of space technology

Researchers in optics, materials processing, and telecommunications require a reference that can provide a quick study of a number of basic topics in space science. The two-volume Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology represents an ambitious...

The Nuclear Imperative: A Critical Look at the Approaching Energy Crisis (Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality)

Springer, 2006

Part of this book was originally written in 1976 when some thirty copies were printed and distributed to interested parties. A wider distribution was planned but never carried out. In re-reading the first edition written 29 years ago, I am struck by the fact that arguments for a nuclear-powered future and a need to develop portable synfuels and new...

The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems: 20 Lessons Learned from NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Mission

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

When you need to land and operate a robot on Mars, "halfway" software is not an option. While helping to develop the Collaborative Information Portal, or CIP, for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, Ronald Mak identified and refined a set of principles that represent the fundamental goals necessary for any successful enterprise system....

Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles: Design and Analysis with MATLAB® and Simulink® (Control Engineering)

Birkhauser, 2011

The main purpose of writing this book is to present a unified approach for automatic control of atmospheric and space flight vehicles. Such an outlook has become more necessary nowthan ever,with the advent of aerospace vehicleswhose singlemission covers operation as aircraft, rocket, and spacecraft at various instants....

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam

Sangam Books, 1999

Autobiography of an Indian scientist.

Bharat Ratna Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India, usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam^, was the eleventh President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007.[2] Due to his unconventional working style, he is also popularly known as the People's...

Web Marketing For Dummies

For Dummies, 2008

It looks so simple on TV. Launch Web site, count money. If only real life were that easy! Alas, with billions of Web sites competing for attention, it’s not simple at all.

On the other hand, marketing online isn’t rocket science. This book charts a practical course of action to put your business Web site to work,...

Hacking Raspberry Pi

Que, 2013

DIY hardware hacking...easy as Pi ®!

Raspberry Pi is taking off like a rocket! You can use this amazing, dirt-cheap, credit card-sized computer to learn powerful...

Java Programming 24-Hour Trainer (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2011

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to notice the recent serious decline in the publishing of computer books, to say nothing of computer magazines. I enjoy reading books about software and visit the nearby Barnes and Noble at least twice a month. During the last three years the number of bookcases dedicated to computer books...

The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

A commanding encyclopedia of the history and principles of spaceflightÐ²Ð“Ð²Ð“from its humble beginnings to its likely future

"Our reason for spaceflight is just this: we are human, and to be human is to be inquisitive. At heart, we are explorers with a universe of billions of new worlds before us." ...

Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Explosives and propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be converted into rapid expansion. In contrast to the simple burning of a fuel, explosives and propellants are self-contained and do not need an external supply of oxygen via air. Since their energy content inherently creates the risk of accidental triggering of the...

WebKit For Dummies

For Dummies, 2012

Mobile apps are the rocket fuel powering the growth of the web today.

Everything is going mobile. If you’re starting a web business today without a mobile strategy, or if you have a mobile strategy but it isn’t the center of your business, you’re going to have a hard time gaining any sort of traction....

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