Other technologies and applied sciences Books

This book, written by John Huffman Dague, is a visual guide to understanding mine accidents and their prevention. Illustrated with 200 pictures taken by W.B. Bunnell, the official photographer of the D.L.W.R.R. company, this book is especially adapted...

Uncover the rich history and intriguing personalities behind the Black Hills mining industry with this extensive collection of papers and statistics. This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the men and women who...

This monograph details basic concepts and tools fundamental for the analysis and synthesis of linear systems subject to actuator saturation and developments in recent research. The authors use a state-space approach and focus...

In Hollowed Ground, author Larry Lankton tells the story of two copper industries on Lake Superior-native copper mining, which produced about 11 billion pounds of the metal from the 1840s until the late 1960s, and copper sulfide mining, which began in...

In this text, Robert Tyson presents the fundamentals of Fourier optics with sufficient detail to educate the reader, typically an advanced student or working scientist or engineer, to the level of applying the knowledge to a specific set of design or...

When the United States entered World War II, it took more than industrial might to transform its tiny army-smaller than even Portugal's-into an overseas fighting force of more than eight and a half million. Peter Schifferle contends that the...

Live Looping in Musical Performance presents a range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the uses of live looping technology by a range of lusophone performers and composers, considering diverse aspects from the aesthetic component to the...

This book, first published in 1980, provides a detailed analysis of the East German army in the last decade of the Cold War. It examines the capabilities of the main force, after the Soviet army, in the Soviet Bloc, and shows how it depended on more...

Immersive Sound Production is a handbook for the successful implementation of immersive sound for live sports and entertainment.This book presents thorough explanations of production practices and possibilities and takes the reader through the essentials...

This classic and authoritative textbook contains material that is not over-simplified and can be used to solve real-world noise control engineering problems. It covers the principles with practical application of current noise control technology.Topics...

This book gives readers detailed explanations of the techniques used to map and monitor the built and natural environment and how that data, collected from a wide range of scales and cost options, is translated into an image or visual experience. It is...

Master the basics from first principles: the physics of sound, principles of hearing etc, then progress onward to fundamental digital principles, conversion, compression and coding and then onto transmission, digital audio workstations, DAT and optical...

" The Father of Modern Rocketry: The Life and Legacy of Robert Goddard" is an in-depth book that delves into the life and contributions of one of the most important figures in the history of rocket technology and space exploration. The...

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Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Allgemeines, Note: 96, SAE Institute Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Studie soll untersucht werden, ob jede Abstrahlrichtung einer Schallquelle, bezogen auf eine...

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Nicknamed "The Whale" due to its enormous size and weight, the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior was one of the longest serving, carrier-based jet aircraft. Designed by famed Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann, the A-3 featured a 36° swept wing, semi-monocoque fuselage,...

The Second Rush is a history of the minerals boom in Australia over the half-century from the early 1960s to the end of the China minerals boom in 2012. The earlier substantial mining boom—the gold rush of the nineteenth century—created...

This book is a translation of an important Japanese work on electronic ceramics and includes much experimental data. It will be of great interest to ceramicists and electronic engineers working with ceramic materials...

Our modern world is dominated by oil. Many of the policies of national governments are based on the desire for its acquisition. Regimes have been overthrown in order to gain control of this valuable commodity. And it wasn't that much different one...

Stars, there are trillions of them in the universe, and yet most of us don't really know much about them. Our own star can produce more energy in a single second than mankind has achieved in thousands of years.This fascinating book will take you on...

Optics is the branch of physics that studies the properties of light and its interaction with matter. It also involves design and construction of instruments required for studying the various phenomena related to light. This discipline usually includes...

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Comets have not only blazed across the celestial vault throughout human history, they have embellished the night sky since the Earth itself formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Comets were among the first-born solid bodies in the solar system, and their...

You can accomplish a lot with a little rope! Rigging is the art and science of using a system of ropes, cables, or chains to complete a mechanical task. Whether you're restoring a car, wrestling with a stubborn stump, rock climbing, or setting...

The availability of increased computational power and the proliferation of the Internet have facilitated the production and distribution of unauthorized copies of multimedia information. As a result, the problem of copyright protection has attracted the...

Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in 3D imaging research. As a result, 3D imaging methods and techniques are being employed for various applications, including 3D television, intelligent robotics, medical imaging, and stereovision...

- by Lewis E. Aubury - A rare publication from 1910 put out by the State Mineralogist covers the districts that California's massive river dredges once mined. This Comprehensive 350 page book is jam packed full of pictures, descriptions of the deposits...

As computer and information systems technology advances, industries such as aviation stand to benefit from the overwhelming new advances in hardware, software, and best practices. Technology Engineering and Management in Aviation: Advancements and...

This book is a compendium of information from every sphere-astronomical, scientific, the Book of Revelation and geopolitics. It contains absolutely amazing revelations that direct us to one precise point in time in 2017. Planet X is a cryptogram and...

This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. "A Dictionary of Sea Terms" will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to...

""Peat Deposits of Ohio: Their Origin, Formation and Uses"" is a book written by Alfred Paul Dachnowski and published in 1912. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the peat deposits found in Ohio, including their origin, formation, and uses...

Sporting Rifles And Rifle Shooting is a comprehensive guide to the history, design, and use of rifles for hunting and sport shooting. Written by John Caswell in 1920, the book covers a wide range of topics, including the development of rifles, the...

Marci Manilii Astronomicon Libri Quinque V1: Accessere Marci Tullii Ciceronis Arataea (1786) is a book written by Marcus Manilius. The book is divided into five parts, and it explores the field of astronomy. It covers various topics related to the stars,...

""Voyage Of His Majesty�������s Late Ship Alceste, To China, Korea, And The Island Of Lewchew, With An Account Of Her Shipwreck"" is a historical book written by John McLeod in 1819. The book is a detailed account of the voyage of the British ship...

Das Buch ""Jahresbericht �����ber die Leistungen und Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete des Milit�����r-Sanit�����tswesens (1880)"" von Wilhelm Roth beschreibt die Entwicklungen und Errungenschaften im Bereich des Milit�����r-Sanit�����tswesens im Jahr 1880...

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power, successive post-war British governments...