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 The Surface of Mars (Cambridge Planetary Science)This book summarizes our knowledge of the morphology of the martian surface and speculates on how the surface evolved to its present state. During the last three decades our knowledge of Mars has increased dramatically. A succession of orbiting spacecraft (Table I) have observed the planet at ever-increasing resolution, rovers have traversed the... | | The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence: A Philosophical InquiryThe Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence critically evaluates claims concerning the status of SETI as a genuine scientific research program and examines the attempts to establish contact with other intelligent life forms in the past thirty years.
Despite a wealth of science fiction and scientific speculation on the origins of... | | The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 (Great Historic Disasters)At approximately 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake ripped through the city of San Francisco. Roadways rose and fell like ocean waves. Crumbling walls and chimneys rained glass and bricks onto sidewalks and streets, and crowded rooming houses suddenly vanished into heaps of splintered wood. Yet San Francisco's ordeal had only begun.... |
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Japan Style: Architecture Interiors DesignEnter the world of the stylish Japanese house, where every object in sight is a work of art. Japan Style introduces 20 special residences. With more than 200 color photographs, this book showcases the stunning beauty of old homes, and reveals how they are cared for by their owners.
Traditional Japanese homes, with superbly crafted... | | Ship Design for Efficiency and Economy, Second EditionThis book gives advice to students and naval architects on how to design ships - in particular with regard to hull design. The previous edition of this book was published in 1987. Since then, there have been numerous important developments in this area and the new additions to this book reflect these changes. Chapter 3 has been completely rewritten... | | Tissue Engineering Using Ceramics and PolymersDrawing a distinguished editors and international team of contributors, this book reviews the latest research and advances and how they can be used to develop treatments for disease states. An innovative and up-to-date reference, it begins with a discussion of general issues and then moves on to review characterization. Building on this foundation,... |
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| | Computational Physics of Carbon NanotubesCarbon nanotubes are the fabric of nanotechnology. Investigation into their properties has become one of the most active fields of modern research. This book presents the key computational modelling and numerical simulation tools to investigate carbon nanotube characteristics. In particular, methods applied to geometry and bonding, mechanical,... | | |
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22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil GeniusMORE THAN JUST SLIGHTLY EVIL:. SAFE, INEXPENSIVE,. EDUCATIONAL . . . AND FUN!
22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius features a unique. collection of projects that teach you radio and electronics. essentials such as the radio spectrum, how to read schematics,. and how to solder. After each project is... | | Data Structures and Algorithms for Game Developers (Game Development Series)Data Structures and Algorithms for Game Developers teaches the fundamentals of the data structures and algorithms used in game development. It provides programmers with a detailed reference to what data structures and algorithms are, and why they are so critical in game development. It teaches new game programmers, students, and aspiring game... | | Web Application Design Patterns (Interactive Technologies)Increasingly, software applications are built using web technologies and made accessible via web browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera). They are commonly referred to as web applications, or hosted applications—applications based on a software as a service (SaaS) model1 or cloud computing
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