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23 produkter
Nuclear Power
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2014
711 kr
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Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy.In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health …
Nuclear Power
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2014
785 kr
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Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy. In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health …
Nuclear Power
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2014
785 kr
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Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy. In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health …
Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology
Inbunden, 2003
984 kr
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Covering more than basic computer commands and procedures, this encyclopaedia summarizes how technology has developed, the future of computer programs and applications, and the significance of computer components. Following an introduction and overview, there are approximately 750 to 800 entries.
to Z of Computer Scientists
Inbunden, 2003
582 kr
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This comprehensive A-to-Z biographical dictionary explores the diverse group of inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries in the computer science field. The cutting-edge, contemporary entries and information on the computer industry give a glimpse into not only their drive but also …
Power of the News Media
Inbunden, 2004
524 kr
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The news media is a 24-hour presence, endlessly pumping images and information through the air, beaming it down from space, transmitting it through cables and phone lines across the Internet. Out of this torrent of information, all delivered in about the same tone of importance, it is sometimes …
Drug Abuse
Inbunden, 2004
509 kr
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Drug Abuse explores all aspects of this complex and important issue in an unbiased and well-organized manner. It identifies specific drugs and covers the history of U.S. drug regulation, current approaches to treating addiction, and the way drug abuse has shaped public policy. This valuable …
Global Terrorism
The Complete Reference Guide
Häftad, 2002
202 kr
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Until recently, the odds of an individual becoming the victim of a terrorist attack in a democracy like the United States were miniscule. However, the ability of a small number of terrorists - like those who just attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon - to strike a sudden devastating blow …
Campaign and Election Reform
Inbunden, 2004
509 kr
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This text deals with issues related to the topic of campaign and election reform. It examines questions such as how candidates raise campaign funds and what contributors expect from them in return and whether there should be legal limits on how much money candidates can raise or spend.
Gun Control
Inbunden, 2005
509 kr
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Since high-profile mass shooting incidents such as Columbine High School have occurred, the debate over gun control has continued to be an important local issue in many areas. Developments have continued in the courts without a discernable outcome, like the resurgence of Second Amendment litigation …
Privacy in the Information Age
Inbunden, 2006
509 kr
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Privacy can mean different things to different people. It can mean seclusion, or it could mean the ability to control access to personal information. Most Americans expect that a letter will get to its destination unopened and that no one will be allowed to secretly listen in on phone calls without …
Capital Punishment
Inbunden, 2005
509 kr
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This third edition includes bibliography, chronology, introduction, annotated bibliography, appendixes, and certain legal cases.
Internet Predators
Inbunden, 2006
509 kr
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Internet Predators discusses the struggle to combat criminal and antisocial activity online and to prevent victimization - without excessively restricting the freedom that has helped make the online world a vital part of the U.S. economy and society. It focuses on the individual online user and on …
Modern Robotics
Building Versatile Machines
Inbunden, 2006
442 kr
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Although true robots are a creation of the second half of the 20th century, the concept of mechanical servants has stirred the human imagination for a much longer period of time. Images of artificial people and automatons range from Golem, the animated clay statue of myth, to Roomba[registered], …
Communications and Broadcasting
From Wired Words to Wireless Web
Inbunden, 2006
442 kr
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Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of the inventors and inventions that primed the world for our current communications, media, and information explosion. ""Communications and Broadcasting, Revised Edition"" sets the scene with a look at the development and interconnection of scientific ideas: …
Artificial Intelligence
Inbunden, 2007
396 kr
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In the 1950s, a new field, cognitive psychology, emerged as a dialogue between the growing capabilities of digital computers and the study of human cognition and perception. Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers began to develop models of perception, reasoning, knowledge organization, and …
Mathematics
Inbunden, 2007
356 kr
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For most people, mathematics is an abstraction with little connection to the ""real"" universe. But some mathematicians have discovered relatively simple yet exceedingly powerful patterns that yield insight into aspects of natural and human behavior. ""Mathematics"" presents 10 essays that profile …
Richard Feynman
Quarks, Bombs, and Bongos
Av Ray Spangenburg, Harry Henderson
Inbunden, 2012
442 kr
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Described by his peers as the ""finest physicist of his generation,"" Richard Feynman defied scientist stereotypes. This brash New York-born American physicist startled the more conservative giants of European physics with his endless ability to improvise. Indeed, later in life, Feynman became an …
Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology
Inbunden, 2009, 12-15 år
1013 kr
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Computers play a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. With more than 150 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, ""Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Revised Edition"" provides a detailed examination of this fascinating field for students and general readers alike. This …
Leakey Family
Inbunden, 2012
398 kr
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In the 20th century, the family name ""Leakey"" became synonymous with paleoanthropology and the search for human origins. Born to British missionaries in Kenya in the early 20th century, patriarch Louis S.B. Leakey explored East Africa and what is now Tanzania, finding skulls of human ancestors to …
Curie Family
Inbunden, 2012
398 kr
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Marie and Pierre Curie, their daughter Irène Joliot-Curie, and her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie were one of science's most remarkable and influential families. Their painstaking research into the mysteries of radioactivity allowed scientists to reach a new understanding about the structure of …
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Information at Your Fingertips
Inbunden, 2012
409 kr
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When Stanford graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin collaborated on the search engine Google, they didn't realize that their invention would soon become so ingrained in Web culture that its name would be used as a verb. As the search engine of choice worldwide, Google ranks Web sites' …
