High Speed Dreams
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High Speed Dreams
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Author : Erik M. Conway
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2005
High Speed Dreams written by Erik M. Conway and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Science categories.
In High-Speed Dreams, Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts through the changing relationships between international and domestic politicians, military/NASA contractors, private investors, and environmentalists. He documents post-World War II efforts at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics and the Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies, the attempts to commercialize these technologies by Britain and the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, environmental campaigns against SST technology in the 1970s, and subsequent attempts to revitalize supersonic technology at the end of the century. High-Speed Dreams is a sophisticated study of politics, economics, nationalism, and the global pursuit of progress. Historians, along with participants in current aerospace research programs, will gain valuable perspective on the interaction of politics and technology.
High Speed Dreams
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Author : Erik M. Conway
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2008-11-03
High Speed Dreams written by Erik M. Conway and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-03 with Science categories.
In High-Speed Dreams, Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts through the changing relationships between international and domestic politicians, military/NASA contractors, private investors, and environmentalists. He documents post-World War II efforts at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics and the Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies, the attempts to commercialize these technologies by Britain and the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, environmental campaigns against SST technology in the 1970s, and subsequent attempts to revitalize supersonic technology at the end of the century. High-Speed Dreams is a sophisticated study of politics, economics, nationalism, and the global pursuit of progress. Historians, along with participants in current aerospace research programs, will gain valuable perspective on the interaction of politics and technology.
Behind The Curve
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Author : Joshua P. Howe
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Behind The Curve written by Joshua P. Howe and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Science categories.
In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why? In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The book follows the story of rising CO2—illustrated by the now famous Keeling Curve—through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time. The nature of the problem itself, Howe explains, has privileged scientists as the primary spokespeople for the global climate. But while the “science first” forms of advocacy they developed to fight global warming produced more and better science, the primacy of science in global warming politics has failed to produce meaningful results. In fact, an often exclusive focus on science has left advocates for change vulnerable to political opposition and has limited much of the discussion to debates about the science itself. As a result, while we know much more about global warming than we did fifty years ago, CO2 continues to rise. In 1958, Keeling first measured CO2 at around 315 parts per million; by 2013, global CO2 had soared to 400 ppm. The problem is not getting better - it's getting worse. Behind the Curve offers a critical and levelheaded look at how we got here.
The Miradors
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Author : B. Elwin Sherman
language : en
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Release Date : 2004-05
The Miradors written by B. Elwin Sherman and has been published by PublishAmerica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The author's notes and thoughts during his hospitalization for depression.
Railroad Expansion
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Author : Gideon Fairchild
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-03-19
Railroad Expansion written by Gideon Fairchild and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-19 with History categories.
Railroad Expansion examines the profound and often disruptive impact of railroad expansion in the Americas, focusing on its role in economic development, migration patterns, and the displacement of indigenous populations. The book argues that while railroads spurred economic progress, this growth came at a significant social and environmental cost. For example, railroad construction facilitated the transportation of goods and resources, enabling industries like agriculture and mining to flourish, but simultaneously encroached on native lands, leading to conflicts and forced displacement. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from economic history, Native American studies, and environmental history to offer a holistic understanding of the railroad's multifaceted impact. Beginning with the technological and financial aspects of railroad construction, the study progresses through the economics of railroad development, demographic shifts, and conflicts with indigenous tribes. The book concludes by assessing the long-term legacy of railroad expansion on the social, economic, and geographical landscape, providing readers with a nuanced perspective on this pivotal period in history.
Nasa S Contributions To Aeronautics Aerodynamics Structures Propulsion Controls
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Nasa S Contributions To Aeronautics Aerodynamics Structures Propulsion Controls written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Aeronautics categories.
Two-volume collection of case studies on aspects of NACA-NASA research by noted engineers, airmen, historians, museum curators, journalists, and independent scholars. Explores various aspects of how NACA-NASA research took aeronautics from the subsonic to the hypersonic era.-publisher description.
Apollo In The Age Of Aquarius
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Author : Neil M. Maher
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Apollo In The Age Of Aquarius written by Neil M. Maher and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with History categories.
In summer 1969, astronauts landed on the moon and hippie hordes descended on Woodstock—two era-defining events that are not entirely coincidental. Neil M. Maher shows how NASA’s celestial aspirations were tethered to terrestrial concerns of the time: the civil rights struggle, the antiwar movement, environmentalism, feminism, and the culture wars.
Innovation In Flight
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Author : Joseph R. Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Innovation In Flight written by Joseph R. Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Aeronautics categories.
The Power For Flight
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Author : Jeremy R. Kinney
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2018-02-15
The Power For Flight written by Jeremy R. Kinney and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-15 with Science categories.
The NACA and aircraft propulsion, 1915-1958 -- NASA gets to work, 1958-1975 -- The shift toward commercial aviation, 1966-1975 -- The quest for propulsive efficiency, 1976-1989 -- Propulsion control enters the computer era, 1976-1998 -- Transiting to a new century, 1990-2008 -- Toward the future
The Stoic Art Of Living
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Author : Tom Morris
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Release Date : 2004
The Stoic Art Of Living written by Tom Morris and has been published by Open Court Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Philosophy categories.
Tom Morris's exuberant seminars and presentations to business leaders have taken the commanding heights of corporate America by storm and his books on philosophy for businesspeople have sold millions. Dr. Morris shows how the ideas of Stoic Philosophy - which emphasizes goals like gaining command of one's passions and achieving indifference to pain and distress - are completely up-to-date in their relevance to the practical issues people confront in the 21st century. Divided into three sections Dr. Morris sympathetically relates the life and intellectual achievements of the three leading Stoics: the slave Epictetus, the lawyer Seneca, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. From the bottom of society, to the upwardly mobile middle, and all the way to the top, these thinkers saw life deeply.