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Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir (Film and Culture Series)
by Patrick KeatingLighting performs essential functions in Hollywood films, enhancing the glamour, clarifying the action, and intensifying the mood. Examining every facet of this understated art form, from the glowing backlights of the silent period to the shaded alleys of film noir, Patrick Keating affirms the role of Hollywood lighting as a distinct, compositional force.Closely analyzing Girl Shy (1924), Anna Karenina (1935), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), and T-Men (1947), along with other brilliant classics, Keating describes the unique problems posed by these films and the innovative ways cinematographers handled the challenge. Once dismissed as crank-turning laborers, these early cinematographers became skillful professional artists by carefully balancing the competing demands of story, studio, and star. Enhanced by more than one hundred illustrations, this volume counters the notion that style took a backseat to storytelling in Hollywood film, proving that the lighting practices of the studio era were anything but neutral, uniform, and invisible. Cinematographers were masters of multifunctionality and negotiation, honing their craft to achieve not only realistic fantasy but also pictorial artistry.
Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, and the End of the World (Acs Symposium Ser. #1139)
by Sidney PerkowitzWhether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex topics in vivid and accessible ways, from space travel and laser technology to genetic engineering, global warming, and the consequences of nuclear weaponry. Though actual scientific lab work might not be as exciting, science fiction is an engaging yet powerful way for a wide audience to explore some of the most pressing issues and ideas of our time.In this book, a scientist and dedicated film enthusiast discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including science fiction, scientific biographies, and documentaries. Beginning with early films like Voyage to the Moon and Metropolis and concluding with more recent offerings like The Matrix, War of the Worlds, A Beautiful Mind, and An Inconvenient Truth, Sidney Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work; how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory; whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen; and to what extent these films influence public opinion about science and the future. Movies, especially science-fiction films, temporarily remove viewers from the world as they know it and show them the world as it might be, providing special perspective on human nature and society. Yet "Hollywood science" can be erroneous, distorting fact for dramatic effect and stereotyping scientists as remote and nerdy, evil, or noble, doing little to improve the relationship between science and society. Bringing together history, scientific theory, and humorous observation, Hollywood Science features dozens of film stills and a list of the all-time best and worst science-fiction movies. Just as this genre appeals to all types of viewers, this book will resonate with anyone who has been inspired by science-fiction films and would like to learn how fantasy compares to fact.
Holoball
by Hillary Grey FleenorGet ready for your first holoball match! Jojo is the newest member on his team. He’s had to make lots of changes so he can play—he’s a cyborg now, which means he’s part human and part robot! His new additions allow him to see and play with holograms and have the entire internet available to him at all times. He must work together with his teammates to outwit the other team and score a victory!
The Hologram: Principles and Techniques
by Martin J. Richardson John D. WiltshireThe practical and comprehensive guide to the creation and application of holograms Written by Martin Richardson (an acclaimed leader and pioneer in the field) and John Wiltshire, The Hologram: Principles and Techniques is an important book that explores the various types of hologram in their multiple forms and explains how to create and apply the technology. The authors offer an insightful overview of the currently available recording materials, chemical formulas, and laser technology that includes the history of phase imaging and laser science. Accessible and comprehensive, the text contains a step-by-step guide to the production of holograms. In addition, The Hologram outlines the most common problems encountered in producing satisfactory images in the laboratory, as well as dealing with the wide range of optical and chemical techniques used in commercial holography. The Hologram is a well-designed instructive tool, involving three distinct disciplines: physics, chemistry, and graphic arts. This vital resource offers a guide to the development and understanding of the recording of materials, optics and processing chemistry in holography and: • Discusses the pros and cons of the currently available recording materials • Provides tutorials on the types of lasers required and optical systems, as well as diffraction theory and wave front reconstruction • Details the chemical formulations for processing techniques Researchers and technicians working in academia and those employed in commercial laboratories on the production of holograms as well as students of the sciences will find The Hologram to be a comprehensive and effective resource.
Holographic Duality in Condensed Matter Physics
by Jan Zaanen Ya-Wen Sun Yan Liu Koenraad SchalmA pioneering treatise presenting how the new mathematical techniques of holographic duality unify seemingly unrelated fields of physics. This innovative development morphs quantum field theory, general relativity and the renormalisation group into a single computational framework and this book is the first to bring together a wide range of research in this rapidly developing field. Set within the context of condensed matter physics and using boxes highlighting the specific techniques required, it examines the holographic description of thermal properties of matter, Fermi liquids and superconductors, and hitherto unknown forms of macroscopically entangled quantum matter in terms of general relativity, stars and black holes. Showing that holographic duality can succeed where classic mathematical approaches fail, this text provides a thorough overview of this major breakthrough at the heart of modern physics. The inclusion of extensive introductory material using non-technical language and online Mathematica notebooks ensures the appeal to students and researchers alike.
Holographic Interferometry: A Mach–Zehnder Approach
by Gregory R. TokerTransparent in the visible range, phase objects can be studied in the optical range using holographic interferometry. Typically, the holograms are recorded on high-resolving-power holographic photo materials, but a lower spatial resolution is sufficient for successful research in many scientific applications. Holographic Interferometry: A Mach–Zehnder Approach offers practical guidance to research scientists and engineers using Mach–Zehnder holographic interferometry methods to study phase objects in the laboratory. The Mach–Zehnder approach allows the use of standard photographic film and electronic CCD/CMOS sensors with low resolving power, making it a simpler and more affordable option for testing many types of phase objects.This book demonstrates how to use standard photographic film for the optical recording and reconstruction of Mach–Zehnder holograms. It also illustrates techniques for using CCD/CMOS cameras to digitally record Mach–Zehnder holograms/interferograms of transparent objects. Bringing together original research and information scattered throughout existing literature, this book focuses on the holographic reference beam and shearing interferometry methods. In particular, it looks at how these methods and optical schemes can be directly applied to testing aerodynamic flows, as well as to plasmas, shocks, and waves in noncoherent laser–matter interactions. Numerous reconstructed and classic interferograms, deflectograms, and Schlierengrams illustrate the material, helping readers develop and design their own optimal optical scheme and choose applicable details to apply the approach. Describing methods in a mathematically simple and accessible way, this book is also suitable for graduate students in the fields of aerospace engineering and optics, as well as those in laser, thermal, and plasma physics.
The Holographic Universe
by Michael TalbotThese relatively new data are of such far-reaching relevance that they could revolutionize our understanding of the human psyche, of psychopathology, and of the therapeutic process. Some of the observations transcend in their significance the framework of psychology and psychiatry and represent a serious challenge to the current Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm of Western science. They could change drastically our image of human nature, of culture and history, and of reality.
Holography: Principles and Applications (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics #7233)
by Raymond K. KostukThis self-contained treatment of the principles, techniques, and applications of holography examines theory and practice, image analysis, specialized techniques, and a range of applications of both analog and digital holographic methods. The author, an esteemed professor in the field, describes the nature of holographic and lithographic diffraction gratings and the tools necessary for their design and analysis. Suitable for researchers and graduate students in physics and optics, the book includes exercise problems to enhance understanding. Features Offers a systematic, rigorous account of the principles, techniques, and applications of holography Draws on the experience and lectures of a well-known author and professor in the field Presents the theory and applications of both analog and digital holographic methods Includes exercise problems
Holomorphic Foliations with Singularities: Key Concepts and Modern Results (Latin American Mathematics Series)
by Bruno ScárduaThis concise textbook gathers together key concepts and modern results on the theory of holomorphic foliations with singularities, offering a compelling vision on how the notion of foliation, usually linked to real functions and manifolds, can have an important role in the holomorphic world, as shown by modern results from mathematicians as H. Cartan, K. Oka, T. Nishino, and M. Suzuki.The text starts with a gentle presentation of the classical notion of foliations, advancing to holomorphic foliations and then holomorphic foliations with singularities. The theory behind reduction of singularities is described in detail, as well the cases for dynamics of a local diffeomorphism and foliations on complex projective spaces. A final chapter brings recent questions in the field, as holomorphic flows on Stein spaces and transversely homogeneous holomorphic foliations, along with a list of open questions for further study and research. Selected exercises at the end of each chapter help the reader to grasp the theory.Graduate students in Mathematics with a special interest in the theory of foliations will especially benefit from this book, which can be used as supplementary reading in Singularity Theory courses, and as a resource for independent study on this vibrant field of research.
Holt Science And Technology
by Holt Rinehart Winston StaffLife science is the study of living things-from the tiniest bacterium to the largest tree! In this unit, you will discover the similarities of all living things. You will learn about the tools that life scientists use, and you'll learn to ask your own questions about the living world around you.
Holt Science and Technology: Earth Science
by Holt Rinehart WinstonRead Science in Action articles to learn more about science in the real world. These articles will give you an idea of how interesting, strange, helpful, and action-packed science is.
Holt Science and Technology (Grade 8, Tennessee Edition)
by Holt Rinehart WinstonThis textbook was created to make your science experience interesting, exciting, and fun!
Holt Science & Technology: Physical Science
by Holt Rinehart WinstonYou may not realize it at first, but different subjects are related to each other in many ways. Each Connection explores a topic from the viewpoint of another discipline. In this way, all of the subjects you learn about in school merge to improve your understanding of the world around you.
Holy Shit
by Gene Logsdon"The contrary farmer" (as one of his books is titled) shares his enthusiasm for this valuable resource, whose neglect he argues will put us in deeper do-do regarding soil health and food production. Drawing on farm experience and study of cultural history, Logsdon discusses manure's "divine" nutrients, and composting and other 'green' methods of manure management. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Holzbau-Taschenbuch: Grundlagen (Holzbau-Taschenbuch)
by Stefan Winter Mandy PeterDas Holzbau-Taschenbuch ist das Standardwerk des Holzbaus. Mit der 10. Auflage wird der Band "Grundlagen" in vollständig überarbeiteter und aktualisierter Form vorgelegt. Neueste Erkenntnisse aus Forschung und Praxis sowie die aktuelle Normung wurden von den führenden Wissenschaftlern und Praktikern aufbereitet. Nach einem Abriss der Geschichte und einer Einführung in den Holzbau von heute mit seinen Anwendungsgebieten und Entwurfsgrundsätzen werden die werkstofflichen Grundlagen von Holz, Holzwerkstoffen und Klebstoffen dargestellt. Entwurf, Berechnung und Bemessung bilden die zentralen Themen des Buches und werden umfassend behandelt. Weitere Kapitel sind dem Holzschutz, dem Brandschutz und den bauphysikalischen Funktionen gewidmet. Um der dynamischen Entwicklung der Holzbauweise Rechnung zu tragen, befasst sich ein eigenes Kapitel mit dem mehrgeschossigen Holzbau. Das Buch ist ein Nachschlagewerk für die Planungspraxis und eine unverzichtbare Hilfe bei der Einarbeitung in die innovative Bauweise.
Holzbausanierung beim Bauen im Bestand (VDI-Buch)
by Karin Lißner Wolfgang RugIn der 2. vollständig überarbeiteten Auflage des Fachbuches behandeln die Autoren die Vorgehensweise bei der Sanierung im Bestand, weisen auf typische Schädigungen hin und geben konstruktive Hinweise für eine substanzschonende Instandsetzung und Sanierung. Das Werk wurde im Hinblick auf den Wissens- und Kenntnisstand grundlegend aktualisiert und es wurden neue Problemstellungen, wie z. B. Schäden und Instandsetzungen an Hallentragwerken, eingearbeitet.Der Leser findet nicht nur Hinweise zur Schadenanalyse und Planung einer Sanierungsstrategie an Dach- und Deckenkonstruktionen oder Holzbauverbindungen sondern auch an Fachwerk-, Block-, Umgebindebauten sowie Hallen in Holzbauweise.Fragen des Holz- und Feuchteschutzes werden ebenso behandelt wie bauphysikalische und statisch-konstruktive Aspekte. Zahlreiche Beispiele zeigen das breite Spektrum der Sanierungsprobleme, mit denen Architekten, Ingenieure und Denkmalpfleger ebenso wie Holzschutzspezialisten und Baupraktiker der verschiedensten Spezialdisziplinen bei der Altbausanierung konfrontiert sind. Holz ist wesentlicher Baustoff der Bausubstanz in Bestandsgebäuden. Die Sanierung des Bestandes erfordert eine werterhaltende Behandlung der Schäden, die oft unzureichend oder fehlerhaft ausgeführt wird.
Holzschutz in der Praxis: Schnelleinstieg für Architekten und Bauingenieure (essentials)
by Bernhard KopffBernhard Kopff zeigt, was beim Holzschutz in der Planung, Ausführung oder Sanierung eines Bauwerks oder beim Innenausbau von Gebäuden zu beachten ist. Damit Bauwerke aus Holz langlebig sind, müssen wichtige Planungsgrundsätze beachtet werden. Der Autor zeigt anhand konkreter Planungsbeispiele, wie alte und bewährte Prinzipien umgesetzt werden können. Sie entwickeln sich aus dem Stoffkreislauf, der Holz zu einem ökologisch unbedenklichen und trotzdem sehr beständigen Baustoff macht. Die Schadmechanismen werden kurz und anschaulich dargestellt, sodass wirksamer Holzschutz in der Planung erarbeitet und bei der Ausführung berücksichtigt werden kann. Es werden aber auch die Grenzen des dauerhaften Bauens mit Holz dargestellt. Da Holz schadlos in den natürlichen Kreislauf eingeht, kann es ebensofür temporäre Lösungen eingesetzt werden. Dem Leser werden die Zusammenhänge sehr anwendungsnah vermittelt, sodass er das Wissen in seiner täglichen Arbeit anwenden kann.Der Autor Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Bernhard Kopff ist Architekt und Bausachverständiger und arbeitet als Sachverständiger für Holz als Bau-und Werkstoff, Holzschutz und Schäden an Gebäuden.
Home Address: International Space Station (Smithsonian)
by James BuckleyHome is a long way from home!There are no refrigerators in space—think about it! Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping bag tied to the wall; open a food package which keeps your meals from floating away, and then maybe go to work . . . walking in space! (And the toilet? That’s a story!) A lively reader about daily life on the ISS.
Home Area Networks and IPTV
by Jean-Gabriel Rémy Charlotte LetamendiaThe field of Home Area Networks (HAN), a dedicated residential subset of LAN technologies for home-based use, is fast becoming the next frontier for the communications industry. This book describes the various technologies involved in the implementation of a HAN: high-speed Internet connections, indoor implementations, services, software, and management packages. It also reviews multimedia applications (which are increasingly the most important and complex aspects of most HANs) with a detailed description of IPTV technology. It highlights the main technologies used for HANs: information transmission by means of copper pairs, coaxial cables, fiber optics, and Wi-Fi radio systems, as well as the software systems necessary for the processing and management of these data communications. These technologies – examples of which include the well-known 802.11 family of standards, and less widespread applications such as the HomePlug powerline standard – are highly relevant to multimedia, remote healthcare, remote working, energy, and device management in the home. The book is written for engineers working in the field, or who are interested in high-speed communication technologies and their actual or potential use in the home or in the small – medium size enterprise (SME) commercial environment.
Home Cheese Making, 4th Edition: From Fresh and Soft to Firm, Blue, Goat’s Milk, and More; Recipes for 100 Favorite Cheeses
by Ricki CarrollWidely acclaimed as &“the Cheese Queen,&” Ricki Carroll has guided thousands of home cheese makers and inspired the burgeoning popularity of artisanal cheese making with her classic book, Home Cheese Making, first published in 1982, with over 400,000 copies in print. The completely updated fourth edition features 35 new cheese recipes, color photography of step-by-step techniques, and new profiles of contemporary cheese makers. The additions to this comprehensive volume reflect the broader selection of cheeses available in specialty food stores and groceries, including burrata, stracchino, Brillat-Savarin, D&’Affinois, Cambrales, Drunk Gouda, Pecorino Pepato, goat milk&’s gouda, and more. Companion recipes are included for cheese plate condiments and classic cheese dishes. For cheese lovers wanting to make their own, Ricki Carroll&’s expert advice is the key to success. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment
by James A. Milke Newport Partners LLC StaffThis SpringerBrief reviews current home fire sprinkler system costs in one- and two-family dwellings, mobile homes, and multifamily residential buildings up to four stories. It provides individual community data and qualitative data gained through interviews with community officials, builders, and fire sprinkler contractors. The systems are reviewed against a 2008 benchmark study in order to analyze how the increasingly widespread adoption of national sprinkler ordinances impacts system cost. Using 51 homes in 17 communities, the authors discuss the impact of sprinkler ordinances on home fire sprinkler system cost, including extent of coverage, system types, water sources, permit and inspection fees, and statewide requirements. Methods and community comparisons are presented with the analysis. Home Fire Sprinkler Assessment is intended for practitioners working with sprinkler codes and building regulation safety. Researchers working in a related field will also find the book valuable.
Home Fires: How Americans Kept Warm in the Nineteenth Century (How Things Worked)
by Sean Patrick AdamsHome heating networks during the Industrial Revolution helped create the modern dependence on fossil fuel energy in America.Home Fires tells the fascinating story of how changes in home heating over the nineteenth century spurred the growth of networks that helped remake American society. Sean Patrick Adams reconstructs the ways in which the "industrial hearth" appeared in American cities, the methods that entrepreneurs in home heating markets used to convince consumers that their product designs and fuel choices were superior, and how elite, middle-class, and poor Americans responded to these overtures.Adams depicts the problem of dwindling supplies of firewood and the search for alternatives; the hazards of cutting, digging, and drilling in the name of home heating; the trouble and expense of moving materials from place to place; the rise of steam power; the growth of an industrial economy; and questions of economic efficiency, at both the individual household and the regional level. Home Fires makes it clear that debates over energy sources, energy policy, and company profit margins have been around a long time.The challenge of staying warm in the industrializing North becomes a window into the complex world of energy transitions, economic change, and emerging consumerism. Readers will understand the struggles of urban families as they sought to adapt to the ever-changing nineteenth-century industrial landscape. This perspective allows a unique view of the development of an industrial society not just from the ground up but from the hearth up.
Home Fires: How Americans Kept Warm in the Nineteenth Century (How Things Worked)
by Sean Patrick Adams“Easily the most thorough and best-grounded account of the coal-based system of heating in the nineteenth-century United States . . . authoritative.” —The New England QuarterlyHome Fires tells the fascinating story of how changes in home heating over the nineteenth century spurred the growth of networks that helped remake American society. Sean Patrick Adams reconstructs the ways in which the “industrial hearth” appeared in American cities, the methods that entrepreneurs in home heating markets used to convince consumers that their product designs and fuel choices were superior, and how elite, middle-class, and poor Americans responded to these overtures.Adams depicts the problem of dwindling supplies of firewood and the search for alternatives; the hazards of cutting, digging, and drilling in the name of home heating; the trouble and expense of moving materials from place to place; the rise of steam power; the growth of an industrial economy; and questions of economic efficiency, at both the individual household and the regional level. Home Fires makes it clear that debates over energy sources, energy policy, and company profit margins have been around a long time.The challenge of staying warm in the industrializing North becomes a window into the complex world of energy transitions, economic change, and emerging consumerism. Readers will understand the struggles of urban families as they sought to adapt to the ever-changing nineteenth-century industrial landscape. This perspective allows a unique view of the development of an industrial society not just from the ground up but from the hearth up.“This smartly written and well-informed book focuses on a subject that very few people think about—the history of home heating in America.” —Choice
Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
by D. Hashini Galhena Dissanayake Karimbhai M. MarediaHome Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and more resilient food systems. With food and nutritional security being a major global challenge, there is an urgent need to find innovative ways to increase food production and diversify food sources while increasing income-generating opportunities for communities faced with hunger and poverty. This book shows that when implemented properly, home gardens can become just such an innovative solution, as well as an integral part of sustainable food security programs. It provides a conceptual overview of social, economic, environmental and nutritional issues related to home gardening in diverse contexts, including gender issues and biodiversity conservation, and presents case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America highlighting home gardening experiences and initiatives. The volume concludes with a synthesis of key lessons learned and ways forward for further enhancing home gardens for sustainable food security and development. This book will be a useful read for students and scholars working on local food systems, food security, sustainable development and more broadly development strategy.
Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
by D. Hashini Galhena Dissanayake Karimbhai M. MarediaHome Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and more resilient food systems.With food and nutritional security being a major global challenge, there is an urgent need to find innovative ways to increase food production and diversify food sources while increasing income-generating opportunities for communities faced with hunger and poverty. This book shows that when implemented properly, home gardens can become just such an innovative solution, as well as an integral part of sustainable food security programs. It provides a conceptual overview of social, economic, environmental and nutritional issues related to home gardening in diverse contexts, including gender issues and biodiversity conservation, and presents case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America highlighting home gardening experiences and initiatives. The volume concludes with a synthesis of key lessons learned and ways forward for further enhancing home gardens for sustainable food security and development.This book will be a useful read for students and scholars working on local food systems, food security, sustainable development and more broadly development strategy.