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E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
by David BodanisAlready climbing the bestseller lists-and garnering rave reviews-this "little masterpiece" sheds brilliant light on the equation that changed the world. Bodanis begins by devoting chapters to each of the equation's letters and symbols, introducing the science and scientists forming the backdrop to Einstein's discovery-from Ole Roemer's revelation that the speed of light could be measured to Michael Faraday's pioneering work on energy fields. Having demystified the equation, Bodanis explains its science and brings it to life historically, making clear the astonishing array of discoveries and consequences it made possible. It would prove to be a beacon throughout the twentieth century, important to Ernest Rutherford, who discovered the structure of the atom, Enrico Fermi, who probed the nucleus, and Lise Meitner, who finally understood how atoms could be split wide open. And it has come to inform our daily lives, governing everything from the atomic bomb to a television's cathode-ray tube to the carbon dating of prehistoric paintings.
E-Mobility: A New Era in Automotive Technology (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by M. Kathiresh G. R. Kanagachidambaresan Sheldon S. WilliamsonThe book provides easy interpretable explanations for the key technologies involved in Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The authors discuss the various electrical machines, drives, and controls used in EV and HEV. The book provides a detailed coverage of Regenerative Braking Systems used in EV and HEV. The book also illustrates the battery technology and battery management systems in EV and HEV. This book is intended for academicians, researchers and industrialists. In addition, this book has the following featuresDiscusses the various Economic and Environmental Impact of Electric and Hybrid Electric VehiclesDiscusses the role of Artificial Intelligence in Electric / Hybrid Electric VehiclesIllustrates the concept of Vehicle to Grid Technology and the smart charging station infrastructure and issues involved in the sameElucidates the concept of Internet of VehiclesPresents the latest research and applications in alternate energy vehicles
The E-Myth Contractor
by Michael E. GerberWith The E-Myth Contractor, Michael E. Gerber launches a series of books that apply the E-Myth to specific types of small businesses. The first is aimed at contractors.This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, The E-Myth Contractor teaches readers how to:Implement the ingenious turnkey system of management--a means of creating a business prototype that reflects the business owner's unique set of talents and replicating and distributing them among employees and customers.Recognise and manage the four forms of money--income, profit, flow and equity.Harness the power of change to expand the company.The book also provides help on a larger level, leading readers towards becoming business visionaries by relinquishing tactical work and embracing strategic work, by letting go to gain control. Once put into action, Gerber's revolutionary ideas promise not only to help contractors build successful businesses, but successful lives as well.
The E-Myth Contractor
by Michael E. GerberWith The E-Myth Contractor, Michael E. Gerber launches a series of books that apply the E-Myth to specific types of small businesses. The first is aimed at contractors. This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, The E-Myth Contractor teaches readers how to: Implement the ingenious turnkey system of management--a means of creating a business prototype that reflects the business owner's unique set of talents and replicating and distributing them among employees and customers. Recognise and manage the four forms of money--income, profit, flow and equity. Harness the power of change to expand the company. The book also provides help on a larger level, leading readers towards becoming business visionaries by relinquishing tactical work and embracing strategic work, by letting go to gain control. Once put into action, Gerber's revolutionary ideas promise not only to help contractors build successful businesses, but successful lives as well.
E-Paper Displays (Wiley Series in Display Technology)
by Bo-Ru YangE-PAPER DISPLAYS An in-depth introduction to a promising technology, curated by one of its pioneering inventors Electronic paper (e-paper) has one of the most promising futures in technology. E-paper’s potential is unlimited, as the displays require extremely low power and imitate the aesthetic of ink on the page. This allows e-paper devices to have a wider range of viewing angles than traditional LED products and are capable of being viewed in direct sunlight—and without any additional power. As a result, e-paper displays create less eye strain, have a greater flexibility in their use, and have the potential to be used in place of paper for billboard advertising, educational applications, and transport signage, and more. In E-Paper Displays, editor Bo-Ru Yang and his team of experts present a detailed view into the important technologies involved in e-paper displays, with a particlular emphasis on how this technology’s unique properties make possible a wide range of personal and professional electronic products. As climate change makes efficient energy use more important than ever, e-paper can become an essential tool for future products on a large scale. As we rely more and more on technology, having lightweight devices with long battery life will become critical. This book provides engineers and innovators with an introduction to this important technology and shows new pathways for development. E-Paper Displays readers will also find: The editor is one of the leading pioneers in this technology Contributions from an international team of experts in e-paper technology Descriptions of many advanced display types that rely on different principles than the widely used LCD and OLED types Another innovative title from Wiley-SID (Society for Information Displays) series As we enter a new stage in our industrial development, E-Paper Displays is an essential reference for computer engineers and developers, as well as innovators and scientists, and their students.
E-schooling: Global Messages from a Small Island
by John Anderson Roger AustinE-schooling: Global Messages from a Small Island looks at how an entire school system is starting to transform learning through ICT. It is based on an evaluation of ICT work in a wide range of schools in Northern Ireland and askes what it takes to change learning through technology in what we call 'e-schooling'. The book sets analyzes and suggests answers to two key questions: can the intervention of government and the forging of strategic alliances with providers of education and of technology bring about systemic change? without radical reform of curriculum, assessment and learning are computers any more than a frill? The authors, an education technology strategist and inspector, and a teacher education specialist, map out the complexities for those involved in teaching, training and evaluating in what is probably one of the most far reaching changes to education ever seen. This book puts the spotlight on the costs and benefits of e-schooling and asks some hard-hitting questions of those involved in educating young people in schools at the start of the twenty-first century.
E-Sports: The Fastest-Growing Sport in the World / A New Threat (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Carmen Morais Ricardo Santos Red DressNIMAC-sourced textbook
E.T. Talk
by Fernando J. BallesterosWill it be possible to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life forms if we find them? How could we establish this communication, where would we begin? What does it mean to say that mathematics is a universal language? How could math be used to communicate with ETs? This book summarizes the work of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and other search programs and considers the implications of, and concerns about, their possible success. Surely the next step after finding life elsewhere would be to try to communicate with it. The author of this book will suggest concrete ways to approach this problem. This book, published in Spanish first, tells us what scientists currently know about the origin of life and its possible presence in the rest of the universe. It also describes the various methods used today to search for life in the universe. But the major focus of the book is on communicating with ET and, using animals on Earth as an example, why we should feel encouraged that we will be able to do just that. The author even provides step by step instructions in a kind of language that could be used to converse with intelligent alien beings.
E-tivities: The Key to Active Online Learning
by Gilly SalmonThe world of learning and teaching is at a watershed; confronted by challenges to previous educational models. One learning future lies in impactful, purposeful, active online activities, or ‘e-tivities’, that keep learners engaged, motivated, and participating. Grounded in the author’s action research, E-tivities, 2nd Edition assuredly illustrates how technologies shape and enhance learning and teaching journeys. In this highly practical book, Gilly Salmon maintains her exceptional reputation, delivering another powerful guide for academics, teaching professionals, trainers, designers and developers in all disciplines. This popular text has been comprehensively updated; addressing key technological changes since 2002, offering fresh case studies and ‘Carpe Diem’ - a unique approach to learning design workshops. Readers will find E-tivities, 2nd Edition a wonderful resource on its own or as a companion to the author’s bestselling e-Moderating, 3rd Edition. Find e-tivities on the web at e-tivities.com or connect at gillysalmon.com
E-topia: Urban Life, Jim--But Not As We Know It
by William J. MitchellThe global digital network is not just a delivery system for email, Web pages, and digital television. It is a whole new urban infrastructure--one that will change the forms of our cities as dramatically as railroads, highways, electric power supply, and telephone networks did in the past. Picking up where his best-selling City of Bits left off, Mitchell argues that we must extend the definitions of architecture and urban design to encompass virtual places as well as physical ones, and interconnection by means of telecommunication links as well as by pedestrian circulation and mechanized transportation systems. He proposes strategies for the creation of cities that not only will be sustainable but will make economic, social, and cultural sense in an electronically interconnected and global world. The new settlement patterns of the twenty-first century will be characterized by live/work dwellings, 24-hour pedestrian-scale neighborhoods rich in social relationships, and vigorous local community life, complemented by far-flung configurations of electronic meeting places and decentralized production, marketing, and distribution systems. Neither digiphile nor digiphobe, Mitchell advocates the creation of e-topias--cities that work smarter, not harder.
E-Vergabe – Praxishinweise und Marktüberblick: Schnelleinstieg für öffentliche Auftraggeber und Bieter (essentials)
by Felix ZimmermannDieses essential bietet einen schnellen Überblick über die praxisrelevanten Aspekte der bis Herbst 2018 einzuführenden elektronischen Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge. Der Übergang vom Papier zum Digitalen eröffnet Staat und Unternehmen viele Chancen zur Effektivität des Ausschreibungsprozesses und birgt zugleich Risiken. Mit dem entsprechenden rechtlichen, technischen und organisatorischen Know-how lässt sich die E-Vergabe aber gezielt als effizientes Einkaufsinstrument einsetzen. Hierfür setzt dieses essential erste Impulse und sorgt mit einem nahezu vollständigen Marktüberblick über die verfügbaren E-Vergabe-Standardlösungen für ein praxisnahes Verständnis bei Entscheidern.
E-Waste Management: From Waste to Resource
by Eric Williams Klaus Hieronymi Ramzy KahhatThe landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically. Besides a rapidly increasing world population, globalization is driving the demand for products, resulting in rising prices for many materials. Absolute scarcity looms for some special resources such as indium. Used electronic products and recyclable materials are increasingly crisscrossing the globe. This is creating both - opportunities and challenges for e-waste management. This focuses on the current and future trends, technologies and regulations for reusable and recyclable e-waste worldwide. It compares international e-waste management perspectives and regulations under a view that includes the environmental, social and economic aspects of the different linked systems. It overviews the current macro-economic trends from material demand to international policy to waste scavenging, examines particular materials and product streams in detail and explores the future for e-waste and its’ management considering technology progress, improving end-of-lifecycle designs, policy and sustainability perspectives. To achieve this, the volume has been divided in twelve chapters that cover three major themes: holistic view of the global e-waste situation current reserve supply chain and management of used electronics, including flows, solutions, policies and regulations future perspectives and solutions for a sustainable e-waste management. The emphasis of the book is mainly on the dramatic change of the entire e-waste sector from the cheapest way of getting rid of e-waste in an environmental sound way to how e-waste can help to reduce excavation of new substances and lead to a sustainable economy. It is an ideal resource for policy-makers, waste managers and researchers involved in the design and implementation of e-waste.
E-waste Recycling and Management: Present Scenarios and Environmental Issues (Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World #33)
by Anish Khan Inamuddin Abdullah M. AsiriThis book gives up-to-date information and broad views on e-waste recycling and management using the latest techniques for industrialist and academicians. It describes the problems of e-waste generated by all global living communities and its impact on our ecosystems and discusses recycling techniques in detail to reduce its effect as well as proper management of e-waste to save the environment. It also considers future technological expectations from e-waste recycling and management technologies.
EA-Pfähle: Empfehlungen des Arbeitskreises "Pfähle"
by Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geotechnik e. V.This handbook provides a complete overview of pile systems and their application and production. It shows their analysis based on the new safety concept providing numerous examples for single piles, pile grids and groups. These recommendations are considered rules of engineering.
Eager (Eager series)
by Helen FoxIt is later this century, and the earth's natural resources have been rationed for use by technocrats. Now LifeCorp, a global company, makes all major decisions and robots do most of the work. Life otherwise is much as we know it (except that your house talks to you and the kettle asks you how many cups of tea you want). <p><p>When the Bell family's much-loved old-fashioned robot butler Grumps starts to go wrong, Mr Bell finds EGR3 through a colleague. But EGR3, known as Eager, is something different - programmed to learn through his experiences, like a human child. <p><p>He also feels wonder, excitement - and confusion; not least a sense of awe at the latest, glamorous BDC4 robots, flaunted by the families of the powerful and wealthy technocrats. And he feels sorrow at the loss of Grumps, destroyed under strange circumstances. <p><p>Then Gavin begins to think there is something odd about the BDC4s behaviour. With his sister Fleur, he investigates, enlisting Eager's help - with hilarious consequences. Questions are asked of LifeCorp and of Eager's creator and the answer to all the puzzles is finally solved. It leaves only the final question to be answered - the one closest to Eager's heart: am I alive?
Eager's Nephew
by Helen FoxIt is the future. Twenty years have passed since Eager' s first adventures with the Bell family. Scientists are now banned from building robots that can think for themselves and feel emotion, like Eager. He and other robots have spent years in hiding. But Eager secretly visits the Bell family, and his headstrong nephew, a most unusual new robot named Jonquil, stows away on the visit. They arrive at the Bells just in time— for mysterious and dangerous things are happening to the family and their friends. Eager and Jonquil' s special abilities could save the day. The human world is totally new to Jonquil, who can' t always tell fact from fiction. Excitable Jonquil is in his element. When he isn' t in danger himself, he' s causing havoc for everyone else. . . . "From the Hardcover edition. "
Eagle Rock Reservation (Images of America)
by Joseph FaganFounded in 1895, the Essex County Park Commission was the first county park system in the nation. That year, the commission began its management of Eagle Rock. The reservation was designed by renowned architect Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., who also designed Central Park in New York City and the Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C. Evident characteristics of the architect within the park are the winding roads, natural blended waterways, open fields, and overlooks, all of which combine to attract thousands of visitors each year. Eagle Rock Reservation explores many interesting and little-known facts about the park. Readers are introduced to Llewellyn Haskell, the founder of nearby Llewellyn Park, who first purchased land at Eagle Rock. Seen is the trolley that once served Eagle Rock as it emerged as a popular resort area. Included are the park's view of the New York City skyline and the Hundred Steps to Eagle Rock, the same steps that were ascended by visitors nearly one hundred years ago. Also seen is a never-before-published lab note written by Thomas Edison, documenting World War I experiments he conducted for the U.S. Navy at Eagle Rock.
EAI 3rd International Conference on Smart Technologies and Innovation Management: MTYMEX 2024 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Hamed Taherdoost Yousef Farhaoui Seyed Reza Shahamiri Tuan-Vinh Le Mitra Madanchian Mukesh PrasadThis book presents the proceedings of 4th EAI International Conference on Smart Technology (MTYMEX), which took place March 28-29, 2024, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. MTYMEX is an international conference aimed at demonstrating the potential of new applications for the Internet in the future. The authors offer perspectives on research on smart technologies in society, including the results of research projects on virtual reality, block chain, artificial intelligence, and smart cities. The book offers examples of applications with smart technologies in different knowledge areas. The conference brings together the academic, research and private sectors working on applications and smart devices for e-health and smart cities.
EAI International Conference on Automation and Control in Theory and Practice (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Michal Balog Angelina Iakovets Stella HrehovaThis book presents the proceedings of the 15th EAI International Conference on Automation and Control in Theory and Practice (ARTEP 2023), held in Stará Lesná, Slovakia, February 8-10, 2023. The aim of the conference was to meet the experts in the field of control, industrial automation and ICT in the industry from universities, colleges, and practice. The conference aims to draw attention to modern trends in the field, to enable experts, pedagogues and scientific researchers to present the results achieved in their work, to exchange experiences and establish working contacts between meeting participants. The ARTEP proceedings includes papers on automation and control and their integration of technologies such as Industry 4.0, robotics, and IoT. ARTEP is primarily a conference for scientists and practitioners who develop and study automation, management, and technologies.
EAI International Conference on Big Data Innovation for Sustainable Cognitive Computing: BDCC 2018 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Anandakumar Haldorai Arulmurugan Ramu Sudha Mohanram Chow Chee OnnThis proceeding features papers discussing big data innovation for sustainable cognitive computing. The papers feature detail on cognitive computing and its self-learning systems that use data mining, pattern recognition and natural language processing (NLP) to mirror the way the human brain works. This international conference focuses on cognitive computing technologies, from knowledge representation techniques and natural language processing algorithms to dynamic learning approaches. Topics covered include Data Science for Cognitive Analysis, Real-Time Ubiquitous Data Science, Platform for Privacy Preserving Data Science, and Internet-Based Cognitive Platform. The EAI International Conference on Big Data Innovation for Sustainable Cognitive Computing (BDCC 2018), took place on 13 – 15 December 2018 in Coimbatore, India.
EAI International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Generative AI (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Debnath Bhattacharyya Rajib GhoshThe book presents the proceedings of the EAI International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Generative AI (ICCIGAI 2024), which took place March 8-9, 2024, in Guntur, India. The book explores the exciting and rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, with a specific focus on computational intelligence and generative models. The conference introduces cutting-edge techniques and methodologies that enable machines to simulate human-like intelligence and creativity. Readers can find a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art AI methods, including neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, deep learning, and generative adversarial networks (GANs). The conference explores real-world applications in a range of areas, including computer vision, natural language processing, and the creation of original content.
EAI International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Nguyen Thanh Hai Nguyen Xuan Huy Khalil Amine Tran Dai LamThis book presents the proceedings of the EAI International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (ICRESM 2023), which took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 16-17, 2023. The conference serves as a platform for researchers, practitioners, industry experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to share their latest findings, innovations, and best practices in the areas of sustainable practices and technologies that reduce reliance on non-renewable resources and encourage the impacts of smart industry 4.0. The papers address global challenges relating to the sustainable manufacturing, energy security and green technologies, and discuss applications that aid in lowering carbon emissions, preserving the environment, and fostering economic growth by supporting renewable energy and eco-friendly manufacturing. Together, the participants disseminate the latest technological advancements, processes, and strategies that promote renewable energy and sustainable manufacturing.
EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education: TIE'2017 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #532)
by Angelica Reyes-Munoz Ping Zheng David Crawford Victor CallaghanThis book presents the proceedings of the 1st EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education (TIE 2017), which took place at Canterbury Christ Church University on September 11-12, 2017. The central theme of the conference is creativity and innovation, especially in relation to technology, business, education, social and political needs that make modern society flourish. The proceedings feature papers from a cross-disciplinary audience that explore the process of creativity and innovation. The goal is that the various disciplines can learn from each other and see how they might benefit from the cross-fertilization of practices.
EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education: TIE'2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #532)
by Ping Zheng Vic Callaghan David Crawford Tiina Kymäläinen Angelica Reyes-MunozThis book presents the proceedings of the 2nd EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education (TIE' 2018), which took place at Ravensbourne University London, London, UK, on September 4, 2018. The central theme of the conference is emerging technologies in relation to business, education, social and political needs that make modern society flourish. The proceedings feature papers from a cross-disciplinary audience that explore the process of creativity and innovation. The goal is that the various disciplines can learn from each other and see how they might benefit from the cross-fertilization of practices.
Eargle's The Microphone Book: From Mono to Stereo to Surround - A Guide to Microphone Design and Application (Audio Engineering Society Presents Ser.)
by Ray A. RayburnEargle's Microphone Book is the only guide you will ever need for the latest in microphone technology, application and technique. This new edition features more on microphone arrays and wireless microphones, new material on digital models; the latest developments in surround; expanded advice on studio set up, recording and mic selection. Ray A. Rayburn provides detailed analysis of the different types of microphones available and addresses their application through practical examples of actual recording sessions and studio operations. The book takes you into the studio or concert hall to see how performers are positioned and how the best microphone array is determined. Problem areas such as reflections, studio leakage and isolation are analyzed from practical viewpoints. Creative solutions to stereo sound staging, perspective, and balance are covered in detail. Eargle's Microphone Book is an invaluable resource for learning the 'why' as well as the 'how' of choosing and placing a microphone for any situation.