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Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe
by George JohnsonHow Big is the Universe? In the early twentieth century, scientists took sides. One held that the entire universe was contained in the Milky Way galaxy.
Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars
by Ellen MacgregorMiss Pickerell goes to visit her pet cow one morning and finds a rocketship in the pasture! It's a mission to Mars, and a curious Miss Pickerell finds herself accidentally locked inside!
Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications (Contemporary Security Studies)
by Sten Rynning Bertel HeurlinThe missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present a rounded and comprehensive study. What will be the international ramifications of American plans to deploy a comprehensive national missile defence policy? This is a key question for all those wishing to build a sense of the global future and is here answered with clarity and rigour by expert contributors. This new study breaks the mould of traditional assessments that focus exclusively on the US world picture and are inevitably one-dimensional. Here we see that US action automatically entails reactions as this text advances a more balanced approach. By integrating a focus on US policy with a strong analysis of regional dynamics, it demonstrates that the global ramifications of US policy are indeed contingent upon distinct regional and national variations. These differences in turn have consequences both for the challenges the US faces in relation to missile defence and for the future of world politics.This is an innovative and groundbreaking study that contains lessons for those wishing to safeguard the future by becoming alert to its challenges and complexities.
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
by Martin BlaserA clarion call to save humanity's most essential fellow creatures - and our health Far beneath our skin exists an unfathomable, ancient universe - an internal ecosystem that is critical to our health. Dr Martin Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human 'microbiome', unfurling its inner workings and evolution. For thousands of years, bacteria and human cells have co-existed in a relationship that has ensured the health and equilibrium of our body. But now, much like the natural world outside of us, our internal environment is being irrevocably destroyed. The culprit: some of our most revered medical advances - antibiotics - which appear to be linked to the epidemics of asthma, eczema, obesity, certain forms of cancer, and other diseases plaguing modern society. In a book that stands as the Silent Spring of its day, Blaser sounds a provocative alarm that we ignore at our peril.
Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
by Andrew Chaikin Victoria KohlJuly 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history--the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Mission Control, This Is Apollo, by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin (author of A Man on the Moon, basis of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon), recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA life to creating art. Handsome, informative, and dramatic, this is no textbook--it is the tale of humankind's greatest adventure in the last frontier: space.
Mission Invisible: A Novel About the Science of Light (Science and Fiction)
by Ulf LeonhardtInvisibility has fascinated people since time immemorial, but only a decade ago did invisibility become a serious subject of scientific investigation. This lively novel, authored by an expert in the field, takes the reader on a journey to fascinating places and - en passant - on an intellectual adventure involving some of the most fascinating subjects of optics. While enjoying the fun and action of a travel story, the reader will gain an accurate notion of the real science of invisibility, of the light and shade of the business of science, as well as glimpses into different cultures. From the first page, you will gradually become immersed in a different world, the world of the science of light. The book includes an appendix providing interested readers with deeper insights into the fundamental physics of space-time, gravity and light.
Mission Jupiter: The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft
by Daniel FischerThe Galileo project is one of the most spectacular undertakings in the history of unmanned space flight.. This book details the planning of the Galileo mission to Jupiter, its arrival and release the Atmospheric Probe, summarizes 400 years of Jupiter research and its findings about the giant planet and its moons. A lot of attention is paid to the exciting discovery of an ocean of water on the Galilean moon Europa.
Mission Mars: India's Quest for the Red Planet
by Ajey LeleThe objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question 'Why Mars?' seeks various responses from technological, economic and geopolitical to strategic perspectives. The book is essentially targeted to understand India's desire to reach Mars. In the process, it also undertakes some implicit questioning of Mars programmes of various other states essentially to facilitate the setting up of the context for an assessment. The book is divided into two parts: Part I: This covers both science and politics associated with Mars missions in global scenario and discusses the salient features of various Mars Missions undertaken by various countries. Part II: This provides details in regards to India's Mars Mission.
Mission Vers Mars: Année 2030, Voyage Spatial Et Notre Destinée Loin De La Terre.
by Adidas WilsonLa Future Colonisation de Mars. Tout le monde semble penser à Mars de nos jours. La NASA prévoit d'avoir des humains sur Mars d'ici 2030 tandis que SpaceX veut le faire plus tôt, d'ici 2024. Mars est un thème commun à Hollywood.
Mission to Mars #4 (Astronaut Girl #4)
by Cathy Hapka Ellen VandenbergCan Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series!When Val's teacher gives her class a science assignment to build terrariums, Val can't wait to get started! She's picked Wallace and her two friends, Ling and Abby, to join her group, and she expects to be in charge...after all, she is Astronaut Girl! But Val soon discovers it's impossible for them to agree on anything. And things don't get much better when the group and the Astro Crew zoom off to Mars for an outer-space adventure. Can the group finally put their heads together in order to save themselves from a giant sandstorm, or will they be stranded on Mars forever?Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.
Mission to Mars: Can You Survive in Space?
by DKIn this epic book, get ready to blast off on an interactive voyage to Mars. Along the way you’ll get to choose your astronaut, pick your vehicle, and navigate the frontiers of space as you race to survive on Mars. Each decision leads you in a different direction, will you complete the mission and save mankind? Potential to extend into a series with other destinations.
Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration
by Buzz Aldrin Leonard DavidCan astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America's future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. What we need, he argues, is a commitment by the U.S. President as rousing as JFK's promise to reach the moon by the end of the 1960 - an audacious, inspiring goal-and a unified vision for space exploration. In Mission to Mars, Aldrin plots that trajectory, stressing that American-led space exploration is essential to the economic and technological vitality of the nation and the world. Do you dare to dream big? Then join Aldrin in his thought provoking and inspiring Mission to Mars.
Mission to Mars: Teen Astronauts #3 (Teen Astronauts #3)
by Eric WaltersTeen astronaut Houston Williams is now the pilot on a mission to Mars. Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn’t realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a top-secret research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. After months spent on the International Space Station conducting a variety of experiments, Houston is surprised to learn that he and his two friends Ashley and Teal have been chosen to join a highly political mission to Mars. But after tragedy strikes, the teens are forced to continue the mission on their own. This is the third book in the Teen Astronauts series, following Houston, Is There A Problem? and Boldly Go.
Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt
by Mary Kay Carson Tom UhlmanIn July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. New Horizons is the first spacecraft mission to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen. <P><P>Images from the mission show a reddish surface covered in ice-water mountains, moving glaciers, and hints of possible ice volcanoes and an underground ocean. Pluto is geologically alive and changing! <P><P>This addition to the Scientists in the Field series goes where no person or spacecraft has ever gone before. Follow along with the team of scientists as they build New Horizons, fly it across the solar system, and make new discoveries about a world three billion miles away.
Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet
by Larry S. CrumplerFrom a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-color photographs—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars. “There are probably just a few of moments in human history when a small group of humans stood on the margins of a vast new world, and it is no stretch of the romantic imagination that the arrival of two rovers on the surface of another planet was surely one of them.”Human exploration of Mars is the most ambitious and exciting scientific goal of the twenty-first century. Few people know as much about this fascinating planet as Dr. Larry Crumpler. As one of the long-term planning leads for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, he helped control the daily communications between NASA and the rovers roaming the planet to gather scientific data. Thanks to the Rover Project, we now know that the dry, red dust of the planet’s surface hides a wet, possibly living history, and that conditions were present for the evolution of complex, organic life. In this magnificent compendium, Dr. Crumpler recounts the history of the Red Planet, from the earliest days when ancient astronomers turned their eyes to the heavens to the breakthrough discoveries being unearthed by modern technology today, including some of the first images from the latest rover, Perseverance. Paired with stunning, full-color photographs taken by rovers and NASA satellites images, this magnificent “biography” of the red planet allows us to understand and experience it as never before. When the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, scientists expected them to function for 90 days. But those three months turned into fifteen years. With data gathered by the rovers, Dr. Crumpler and his fellow team members were able to reconstruct the planet’s stunning geological past, when it was once inundated with water, and perhaps could have supported microbial life. Dr Crumpler also reveals the joys and demands of life as a scientist taking part in these historic missions. Exploring fundamental questions about this remarkable planet that have intrigued us earthlings for years, Missions to Mars illuminates Mars’ significance in the solar system—and the human imagination.
Missouri River Planning: Recognizing and Incorporating Sediment Management
by National Research Council of the National AcademiesHistorically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions. The sediment has helped form a dynamic network of islands, sandbars, and floodplains, and provided habitats for native species. Further downstream, sediment transported by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers has helped build and sustain the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi River delta. The construction of dams and river bank control structures on the Missouri River and its tributaries, however, has markedly reduced the volume of sediment transported by the river. These projects have had several ecological impacts, most notably on some native fish and bird species that depended on habitats and landforms created by sediment flow. Missouri River Planning describes the historic role of sediment in the Missouri River, evaluates current habitat restoration strategies, and discusses possible sediment management alternatives. The book finds that a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport, erosion, and deposition in the Missouri River will be useful in furthering river management objectives, such as protection of endangered species and development of water quality standards.
Missão a Marte: Ano 2030, Viagem Espacial e o Nosso Destino Além da Terra
by Adidas WilsonParece que todos pensam sobre Marte hoje em dia. A NASA tem o objetivo de enviar humanos para Marte em 2030 enquanto a SpaceX o quer antes dessa data, em 2024. Marte é um tema comum em Hollywood. Existem filmes como The Martian and Life que especula como pode ser a vida no planeta vermelho. Nenhum desses filmes, contudo, parecem levar em conta a pedra no sapato: como será a vida a longo prazo dos humanos em Marte? A atmosfera é em sua grande parte composta de monóxido de carbono e a sua superfície é muito gelada para a vida humana. A gravidade é de 38% em relação à da Terra. Isso levanta a questão de como um humano pode sobreviver em tais condições. Viajar para Marte é uma tarefa fácil, já que a jornada levará apenas 260 dias já que os dois planetas são os mais próximos um do outro. Depois da chegada, o desafio é pousar na superfície. Qual o sistema de pouso é seguro para os colonizadores e para os astronautas? Em 2007, cientistas tinham quatro sugestões de aterrissagem: o Legged Standing System, o Sky-Crane Landing System, o Airbag Landing System e, por fim, o Touchdown Sensig. Já em 2017, os cientistas tinham acrescido mais maneiras de aterrissar tais como mergulhar na atmosfera marciana e contornar de perto a superfície. A NASA já está pensando em que tipo de habitação que poderia ajudar os colonizadores a sobreviver em Marte. Em 2016, seis companhias começaram a projetar protótipos de um possível habitat. Todos esses protótipos parecem se assemelhar em alguns modos: eles devem ser autossustentáveis, capazes de suportar a vida por um longo período de tempo sem a ajuda da Terra e tem que ter uma vedação contra a tênue atmosfera de Marte.
Mistakes Before, During and After Heat Treatment of Steel
by Peter SommerA multitude of steel components undergo heat treatment to alter their properties. This practice-oriented book provides a vivid overview of the various influencing factors in the lifecycle of such products, from design to deployment. Through numerous examples, it illustrates potential sources of errors associated with heat treatment and how to avoid them. Drawing on decades of experience in the field of technical failure analysis, the author offers valuable guidance for both students and practitioners.
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
by Charlotte Jones John ObrienPopsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!
Mistakes in Clinical Neuropsychology: Learning from a Case-based Approach
by Oliver Turnbull Rudi Coetzer Christian SalasThis innovative book uses a case-based approach to discuss mistakes made in the practice of clinical neuropsychology to form a helpful tool in the training of early career clinicians. By allowing readers space for critical reflection during clinical practice, the book teaches competency in clinical neuropsychology, through the examination of errors as a central part of the learning process. The core of this book is a diverse series of mistakes, each embedded as a patient narrative. Each chapter is based around an example error, typically one that was made, by the authors, as early career clinicians. Early chapters focus on mistakes in neuropsychological assessment, and the diagnostic process. Later chapters focus on errors in rehabilitation and management. Each chapter is framed to reflect the situational context, for example the role of history, what constitutes normal performance, the way that complex tasks rely on foundational skills, or the treatment of patients with dysexecutive impairment. Towards the end of each chapter there is reflection on the nature of each error type. As such, each chapter follows the structure SEER (Situation, Example, Error, Reflection), helping the reader to imagine the situation around the mistake, its nature and relevance. The book especially emphasises small phrases of insight (axioms, or gnomes) that are widely used by experienced clinicians. This is valuable reading for students of clinical neuropsychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy as well as professionals in these fields such as neurologists, psychiatrists and other rehabilitation therapists. It is especially appropriate for those in the earlier stages of their career in clinical neuropsychology, or in related disciplines which involve the assessment and treatment of patients with neurological disorders that impair cognition or disrupt the regulation of emotion. However, experienced clinicians will also find it includes interesting insights to improve their practice.
Mistakes that Worked
by Charlotte Jones John ObrienPopsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!
Mistletoe: The Genus Viscum (Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Ser. #Vol. 16)
by Arndt BussingThis book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge in mistletoe use from well recognised researchers from Argentina, England, Greece, Korea, Switzerland, USA and Germany, and will be an invaluable reference source for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this plant and its therapeutic potential in cancer therap
Misunderstandings About Non-Verbal Communication: Pitfalls and Opportunities of Body Language
by Maurizio Oggiano Walter AdrianiIn our daily lives, communication is prevalent. We don't just communicate because we want to; we need to. Often, we use words to understand each other. However, there are times when we observe people and try to comprehend their intentions. We rely on "body language". This reliance propagates the misleading idea that people communicate with their bodies just as they do with words. This is where misunderstandings frequently occur, sometimes even due to incorrect concepts propagated by so-called experts. The result is a loss of trust among readers or, worse, the disruption of interactions and relationships. Through a science-based approach, this work is primarily dedicated to all readers aged 18 and above who are passionate about communication and keen to understand others. Additionally, professionals from various sectors will find practical concepts and references for research, study, and daily work.
Mit Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit zum klimaneutralen Unternehmen: Strategische Frameworks und Best-Practice-Beispiele (FOM-Edition)
by Bita Fesidis Stephan Andreas Röß Silvia RummelDas Buch zeigt anhand von strategischen Frameworks sowie Best-Practice-Beispielen, wie Unternehmen durch die Nutzung von Digitalisierung ihre Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie positiv beeinflussen können. Dabei wird nicht nur der Umgang mit politischen Rahmenbedingungen berücksichtigt, sondern es werden auch Transformationspfade von Organisationen und Prozessen sowie die Einführung neuer Methoden, Kooperationen und datengetriebener Geschäftsmodelle beschrieben. Die Autorinnen und Autoren zeigen, welchen Chancen, Risiken und Perspektiven Unternehmen in der Auseinandersetzung mit Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit gegenüberstehen und wie mit diesen umgegangen werden kann. Denn die Wirtschaft steht in den nächsten Jahrzehnten vor extremen Herausforderungen: Nachhaltigkeit und Biodiversität in all ihren Facetten werden Unternehmen zum Umdenken zwingen und radikale Veränderungen erfordern. Ein wichtiges Zwischenziel stellt die Erreichung der hundertprozentigen Klimaneutralität bis 2050 dar. Um dies zu erreichen, sind Transformationsprozesse in allen Wirtschaftsbereichen erforderlich. Megatrends wie die Nachhaltigkeit und Konnektivität treffen aufeinander und bestärken sich gegenseitig. Diese beiden Themenkomplexe gemeinsam zu denken, bietet Potenzial für innovative Dienstleistungen, Produkte und Lösungen für eine klimaneutrale Zukunft.Der InhaltVeränderung der Rahmenbedingungen und soziokulturelle EinflüsseHarmonisierung der Transformationspfade von Nachhaltigkeit und DigitalisierungMethoden für Nachhaltigkeits- und DigitalisierungsmanagementDigitale nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle und Innovation
Mit Jupyter durchs Physikpraktikum: Auswerten mit Python leicht gemacht (essentials)
by Lew ClassenLew Classen begleitet seine Leser*innen bei den ersten Schritten auf dem Gebiet der Datenanalyse mit Python. Nach der Installation und Inbetriebnahme einer interaktiven Arbeitsumgebung werden Grundlagen der Syntax vermittelt. Auf dem Weg vom Import von Rohdaten zu einem publikationsreifen Diagramm wird die Verwendung der gängigsten naturwissenschaftlichen Python-Module anhand von praxisnahen Beispielen anschaulich erklärt. Nach diesem Buch sind Sie fit für eine Versuchsauswertung mit Python und erhalten einen Ausblick auf weitere faszinierende Einsatzmöglichkeiten dieser vielseitigen Programmiersprache.