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It was all part of man''s greatest adventure--landing men on the Moon and sending a rover to Mars, finally seeing the edge of the universe and the birth of stars, and launching planetary explorers across the solar system to Neptune and beyond.

Examines how the United States can employ its massive, high-tech firepower in an effective manner when future conflicts are likely to be limited and of low intensity.

Colorful, festive, and filled with imaginative ideas, this superb Christmas cookbook features cakes, cookies, and other holiday favorites, plus full-course menus, great gift ideas, and much more.

The International Symposium of Acoustical Imaging has been widely recognized as the premier forum for presentations of advanced research results in both theoretical and experimental development.

The origin ofthe International Acoustical Imaging Symposium series can be traced to 1967, when a meeting on acoustical holography was held in C alifornia.

A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in spaceHuman travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor.

“This is a brilliant and hardheaded book.

From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape the landscape.

An examination of how the daily work of NASA''s Mars Exploration Rovers was organized across three sites on two planets using local Mars time.

Are we alone in the universe?

An introduction to dimensional analysis, a method of scientific analysis used to investigate and simplify complex physical phenomena, demonstrated through a series of engaging examples.

A concise introduction to the emerging field of data science, explaining its evolution, relation to machine learning, current uses, data infrastructure issues, and ethical challenges.

An accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader.

Advice on how companies can succeed in the new digital business environment.

A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.

An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software—and why academia doesn''t teach programmers what industry wants them to know.

Everything you''ve always wanted to know about self-driving cars, Netflix recommendations, IBM''s Watson, and video game-playing computer programs.

In CAD-Based Optical Design with Quadoa, we explore how optical design entails evaluating application requirements and creating optical systems specifically engineered to meet the exact needs of optical instruments.

The transformation of acoustics into electro-acoustics, a field at the intersection of science and technology, guided by electrical engineering, industry, and the military.

The development of deep space surveillance technology and its later application to near-Earth surveillance, covering work at Lincoln Laboratory from 1970 to 2000.

Drone warfare described from the perspectives of drone operators, victims of drone attacks, anti-drone activists, international law, military thinkers, and others.

Scholars consider sound and its concepts, taking as their premise the idea that popular culture can be analyzed in an innovative way through sound.

How differing assessments of risk by physicists and computer scientists have influenced public debate over nuclear defense.

How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight—the lunar landings of NASA''s Apollo program.

This book commences with an editorial overview, providing a comprehensive introduction to the current landscape and future prospects in engineering and technology.

An investigation into how machines and living creatures fly, and of the similarities between butterflies and Boeings, paper airplanes and plovers.

Although many available metal recycling methods are simple and fast, they are also expensive and cause environmental pollution.

High content imaging is a foundational technology platform in pre-clinical drug discovery, supporting the generation of key decision-making data at most, if not all, points along the journey from target identification to the development of candidate therapeutics.

How did the introduction of recorded music affect the production, viewing experience, and global export of movies?

Sonic Persuasion: Reading Sound in the Recorded Age critically analyzes a range of sounds on vocal and musical recordings, on the radio, in film, and in cartoons to show how sounds are used to persuade in subtle ways.

Mixing in Flow is a focused guide for mix engineers who are familiar with the basics of mixing and now seek greater consistency and refinement in their work.

Although it's been around for more than 5,500 years, astronomers say that we've learned more than 90 percent of what we know about the universe in just the last 50 years.

Major new discoveries in space are made almost weekly and there is so much for any new enthusiast to learn and explore.

The simplest guide to astronomy and stargazing!

An invaluable, user-friendly guide to discovering and navigating the night sky as it changes.

Become a space traveller and explore our Solar System and the Universe beyond in a cool mini encyclopedia that includes pictures.

On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of "e;planetary stewardship"e; - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future.

The clearest, most visual e-guide to space and the Universe for complete beginners to astronomy.

Firearms: An Illustrated History tells the story of the gun using photos of hundreds of weapons.

Bursting with fascinating facts and the latest breathtaking images, this space ebook for children brings the wonders of the Solar System to life.

This compelling story of exploration charts and celebrates humankind in space, from Sputnik's launch in 1957 through the Apollo Moon landings and the International Space Station to future missions to Mars and beyond.

From the birth of the tank to unmanned vehicles and the tanks of the future, The Tank Book offers a truly definitive look at over 400 different tanks, produced in association with The Tank Museum.

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'IMPRESSIVE AND ILLUMINATING' TOM HANKS This is the definitive account of the heroic Apollo programme.

Learn about planets, stars and black holes in The Astronomy Book.

This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition.

This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history, leading readers through each significant step of human's astronomical observation journey.

The Eyes of the World focuses on the lives and experiences of Eastern Congolese people involved in extracting and transporting the minerals needed for digital devices.