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All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried. The... (more)

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Vol. 3 Modern Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, & the Structure of Matter (Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Chapters 36-41)

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Vol. 3 Modern Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, & the Structure of Matter (Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Chapters 36-41)

by Paul Allen Tipler

Paul Tipler's textbook is the standard for calculus-based introductory physics courses taken by science and engineering students. Now in its fourth edition, the work has been extensively revised, with entirely new artwork, updated examples and new pedagogical features. An interactive CD-ROM with worked examples is included. Alternatively, the material on from the CD-ROM can be down-loaded from a website (see... (more)

Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (Inside Technology)

Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (Inside Technology)

by Christophe Le?cuyer

In Making Silicon Valley , Christophe Lécuyer shows that the explosive growth of the personal computer industry in Silicon Valley was the culmination of decades of growth and innovation in the San Francisco-area electronics industry. Using the tools of science and technology studies, he explores the formation of Silicon Valley as an industrial district, from its beginnings as the home of a few radio enterprises... (more)

Independent Component Analysis: A Tutorial Introduction (Bradford Books)

Independent Component Analysis: A Tutorial Introduction (Bradford Books)

by James V. Stone

Independent component analysis (ICA) is becoming an increasingly important tool for analyzing large data sets. In essence, ICA separates an observed set of signal mixtures into a set of statistically independent component signals, or source signals. In so doing, this powerful method can extract the relatively small amount of useful information typically found in large data sets. The applications for ICA range from... (more)

Analog VLSI: Circuits and Principles

by Shih-Chii Liu, JÃ¶rg Kramer, Giacomo Indiveri, Tobias DelbrÃ¼ck, Rodney Douglas

Neuromorphic engineers work to improve the performance of artificial systems through the development of chips and systems that process information collectively using primarily analog circuits. This book presents the central concepts required for the creative and successful design of analog VLSI circuits. The discussion is weighted toward novel circuits that emulate natural signal processing. Unlike most circuits... (more)

Physical Metallurgy for Engineers (06817G)

Essential Metallurgy for EngineersJ.M. Alexander, Davies, Reynolds

Essential Metallurgy for Engineers

by J.M. Alexander, Davies, Reynolds

The Aftermath: A Novel of Survival

by Samuel C. Florman

The year is 2010 and the world as we know it has come to an end.A huge comet has smashed into the earth off the coast of California, vaporizing and generating a fiery rain that engulfs the globe in a destructive holocaust. But at the opposite pole of the planet, there is a "safe zone" encompassing part of the southeast African shore and the southern tip of Madagascar where the damage is extensive but not... (more)

Lucky Strikes...Again

by R. W. Lucky

""" Lucky's book... makes me laugh again and again...""--Bill Moyers, Public Affairs Television, Inc. Bob Lucky, author of the widely acclaimed ""Reflections"" column in Spectrum magazine, provides a humorous, nostalgic collection of ten years worth of his own reflections on typical situations engineers encounter during their careers. Spiced with 20ew anecdotes and personal experiences, LUCKY STRIKES...AGAIN... (more)

Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight

Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight

by David A. Mindell

As Apollo 11's Lunar Module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer’s software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft, relying on skill to land it and earning praise for a triumph of human over machine. In ... (more)

Innovative Outsourcing Solutions for Architects & Engineers

by PM Anavaratham

The Black Diamond: Get In The Car And Go

The Black Diamond: Get In The Car And Go

by Larry Young, Jon Proctor

Fifty years from now, an elevated highway spans the nation. Initially a response to international terrorism, the US government grounds commercial airline flights and builds "The Black Diamond." The project leader and chief architect is named Jim Maddox. Years pass and Maddox's daughter, Kate, becomes an engineering savant in her own right. Married to Dr. Don McLaughlin, DDS, they have an idyllic relationship; both... (more)

Simulation and Its Discontents (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

Simulation and Its Discontents (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

by Sherry Turkle

Over the past twenty years, the technologies of simulation and visualization have changed our ways of looking at the world. In Simulation and Its Discontents, Sherry Turkle examines the now dominant medium of our working lives and finds that simulation has become its own sensibility. We hear it in Turkle's description of architecture students who no longer design with a pencil, of science and engineering... (more)

english-german dictionary mechatronics/robotics/of drives- Technisches Woerterbuch / Fachbegriffe Mechatroniker/ Elektroniker /Maschinenbau/Robotertechnik; ... Mechatronik deutsch (German Edition)

english-german dictionary mechatronics/robotics/of drives- Technisches Woerterbuch / Fachbegriffe Mechatroniker/ Elektroniker /Maschinenbau/Robotertechnik; ... Mechatronik deutsch (German Edition)

by Markus Wagner

http://www.amazon.de/Mechatroniker-Elektroniker-Englisch-Deutsch-German-English-Mechatronics/dp/3000215891Produktbeschreibungen1x CD-ROM:Technical English dictionary of drives / mechatronics with search function English /German German /English bzw.: 1x CD-ROM: Technisches Woerterbuch / dictionary... (more)

Angle of Repose

by Wallace Stegner

Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel--the magnificent story of four generations in the life of an American family. A wheelchair-bound retired historian embarks on a monumental quest: to come to know his grandparents, now long dead. The unfolding drama of the story of the American West sets the tone for Stegner's masterpiece.

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Pompeii: A Novel

by Robert Harris