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Virgin Galactic
The First Ten Years
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines on six continents, employs hundreds of jets and, in 2014,...
Europa’s Lost Expedition
A Scientific Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite. The science fiction premise explores real possibilities of exploring other bodies in the Solar System, including probing...
The Mystery of the Seven Spheres
How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
In this book, Giovanni Bignami, the outstanding Italian scientist and astronomer, takes the reader on a journey through the “seven spheres”, from our own planet to neighboring stars. The author offers a gripping account of the evolution of Homo Sapiens to the stage where our species is developing...
by Kenneth R. Lang
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Essential Astrophysics is a book to learn or teach from, as well as a fundamental reference volume for anyone interested in astronomy and astrophysics. It presents astrophysics from basic principles without requiring any previous study of astronomy or astrophysics. It serves as a comprehensive introductory...
Scientific Ballooning
Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book offers a basic understanding of the engineering details and the scientific research giving rise to balloon activities going on today. Above...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
The book reviews the dramatic recent advances in the use of optical resonators for high sensitivity and high resolution molecular spectroscopy as well as for chemical, mechanical and physical sensing. It encompasses a variety of cavities including those made of two or more mirrors, optical fiber loops,...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
This volume, which addresses various basic sensor principles, covers micro gravimetric sensors, semiconducting and nano tube sensors, calorimetric sensors and optical sensors. Furthermore, the authors discuss recent developments in the related sensitive layers including new properties of nano structured...
by Fadhel M. Ghannouchi, Mohammad S. Hashmi
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
This first book on load-pull systems is intended for readers with a broad knowledge of high frequency transistor device characterization, nonlinear and linear microwave measurements, RF power amplifiers and transmitters. Load-Pull Techniques with Applications to Power Amplifier Design fulfills the...
International Multidisciplinary Microscopy Congress
Proceedings of InterM, Antalya, Turkey, October 10–13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
The International Multidisciplinary Microscopy Congress (INTERM2013) was organized on October 10-13, 2013. The aim of the congress was to bring together scientists from various branches to discuss the latest advances in the field of microscopy. The contents of the congress have been broadened to a...
Multiphoton Processes and Attosecond Physics
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Multiphoton Processes (ICOMP12) and the 3rd International Conference on Attosecond Physics (ATTO3)
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Recent advances in ultrashort pulsed laser technology have opened new frontiers in atomic, molecular and optical sciences. The 12th International Conference on Multiphoton Processes (ICOMP12) and the 3rd International Conference on Attosecond Physics (ATTO3), held jointly in Sapporo, Japan, during...
End of Life
Nursing Solutions for Death with Dignity
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in both Gerontologic Nursing and Hospice and Palliative Care!
"The book is easy to read and is essential to all who work and care for those at the end of life."
--David Shields, RN, MSN, QTTT
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Capital University
"The...
In Vitro Fertilization
A Comprehensive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART. Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care. Featuring...
Giving Through Teaching
How Nurse Educators Are Changing the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
Giving Through Teaching presents compelling stories of nurse educators and their students who have given their time, talents, skills, and resources to make the world a better place. Sharing stories from more than 70 nurse educators, this unique book inspires nurses to continue the work of their peers...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Moving the academic debate on from its current focus on development to a more nuanced sociological perspective, this fresh research is a collaboration between academics in South Korea and Germany that assesses the factors shaping world-class universities as institutional social systems as well as...