Higher And Colder
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Higher And Colder
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Author : Vanessa Heggie
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-08-02
Higher And Colder written by Vanessa Heggie and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-02 with Science categories.
During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentieth-century scientific thinking. Unlike most books on modern biomedicine, Higher and Colder focuses on fieldwork, expeditions, and exploration, and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to laboratory-dominated accounts of the history of modern life sciences. Though centered on male-dominated practices—science and exploration—it recovers the stories of women’s contributions that were sometimes accidentally, and sometimes deliberately, erased. Engaging and provocative, this book is a history of the scientists and physiologists who face challenges that are physically demanding, frequently dangerous, and sometimes fatal, in the interest of advancing modern science and pushing the boundaries of human ability.
English Mechanic And World Of Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
English Mechanic And World Of Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Mechanics categories.
Miscellaneous Publication
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
Miscellaneous Publication written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Agriculture categories.
Physical Geography
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Author : M. F. MAURY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Physical Geography written by M. F. MAURY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
Colder Than Ice
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Author : Helen Macpherson
language : en
Publisher: Quest by Rce
Release Date : 2004
Colder Than Ice written by Helen Macpherson and has been published by Quest by Rce this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Antarctica categories.
"Allison Shaunessy is a woman on the edge. As an archaeologist with the Flinders Museum of Australasian Exploration, she and her team are racing against time to secure funding for an unprecedented excavation in Antarctica. She despairs when, despite her best attempts, she falls short of her financial goal. In America, Michela DeGrasse, a psychologist with the International Space Research Institute, is involved with studying the interaction of humans in extreme environments. When Michela learns of the possibility of the Antarctic research, she attempts to join Allisons expedition but is met with resistance. Only the fact that she is able to provide the needed funding allows Michela to join the expedition to continue her studies. Allison and Michela instantly clash regarding the focus of the expedition and who should lead the team. They settle into a grudging working relationship that gradually deepens into a fragile friendship, but what they find at the expedition site defies all expectations. With hardship, extreme cold, and rivalry standing in their way, will the two women see past their own stubbornness long enough to allow their relationship to develop any further?"--Publisher's description.
Media Hot And Cold
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Author : Nicole Starosielski
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-04
Media Hot And Cold written by Nicole Starosielski and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-04 with Social Science categories.
In Media Hot and Cold Nicole Starosielski examines the cultural dimensions of temperature to theorize the ways heat and cold can be used as a means of communication, subjugation, and control. Diving into the history of thermal media, from infrared cameras to thermostats to torture sweatboxes, Starosielski explores the many meanings and messages of temperature. During the twentieth century, heat and cold were broadcast through mass thermal media. Today, digital thermal media such as bodily air conditioners offer personalized forms of thermal communication and comfort. Although these new media promise to help mitigate the uneven effects of climate change, Starosielski shows how they can operate as a form of biopower by determining who has the ability to control their own thermal environment. In this way, thermal media can enact thermal violence in ways that reinforce racialized, colonial, gendered, and sexualized hierarchies. By outlining how the control of temperature reveals power relations, Starosielski offers a framework to better understand the dramatic transformations of hot and cold media in the twenty-first century.
The Galaxy
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Author : William Conant Church
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Galaxy written by William Conant Church and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with American literature categories.
Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Mines and mineral resources categories.
Absolute Zero And The Conquest Of Cold
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Author : Tom Shachtman
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 1999
Absolute Zero And The Conquest Of Cold written by Tom Shachtman and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Science categories.
Shachtman presents the fascinating story of the scientific effort to master cold, from the creation of thermometers to the attainment of temperatures billionths of a degree above absolute zero.
Surviving Cold Weather
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Author : Gregory J. Davenport
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2003
Surviving Cold Weather written by Gregory J. Davenport and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Medical categories.
How to dress for winter; how to create a campsite and what to use as shelter; how to keep warm How to signal for help with aerial flares, smoke, mirrors, and whistles; finding and purifying water; finding and preparing food; protecting yourself and your supplies from wildlife How to use a map and compass; how to travel on snow and ice with snowshoes, skis, and crampons; how to avoid and deal with avalanches The first in Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness series, Surviving Cold Weather covers the techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in ice and snow. Photos and drawings illustrate gear and techniques. The book covers the five survival essentials--personal protection, signaling, sustenance, navigation, and health--as they relate to the cold. Upcoming books in the series are Surviving Open and Coastal Waters, Surviving the Desert, and Surviving the Jungle.