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by Albert Einstein,H.A. Lorentz
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Relativity: The Special and General Theory is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, first published in December 1916. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's...
Science Matters
Achieving Scientific Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good.
Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough...
by General Walter Krueger
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
A fascinating view of the Pacific War by the victorious commander of the US Sixth Army, who led his men through the islands and jungles against the Imperial Japanese Army to final victory in recapturing the Philippines.
“ALTHOUGH NEARLY EIGHT YEARS have passed since the end of the war with...
by Lt-Cmd Matthew R. Pettinger
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Kimmel was relieved of command of the United States Pacific Fleet and forced into retirement. Eight official investigations were conducted to determine his accountability for the attack. These investigations produced mixed and...
The Tiger Of Malaya:
The Story Of General Tomoyuki Yamashita And “Death March” General Masaharu Homma [Illustrated Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Includes over 30 illustrations
As in Nazi occupied countries that were liberated by the Allies, horrible crimes had been uncovered, perpetrated in the name of superior culture on defenceless civilians and prisoners of war. As the emaciated American, British, Australian soldiers emerged from...
by General Albert C. Wedemeyer
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
As the chief planner for General Marshall, and co-author of the Victory Plan, General Wedemeyer had a truly significant hand in shaping and directing the Allied War effort against the Fascist powers. In these brilliant, excellently written memoirs he reveals the planning and execution of Grand Strategy...
Once Before Time
A Whole Story of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
In 2000, Martin Bojowald, then a twenty-seven-year-old post-doc at Pennsylvania State University, used a relatively new theory called loop quantum gravity—a cunning combination of Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics—to create a simple model of the universe. Loop quantum cosmology...
Diabetes
General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Diabetes - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Diabetes mellitus is classified into several types: type 1 diabetes, LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood) or ‘type 1.5 diabetes’, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. The role of the general practitioner is in identifying those...
Let There Be Light
The Story of Light from Atoms to Galaxies
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
This book is the first of its kind devoted to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry and the universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the...
by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2014
This ebook includes questions on general chemistry atoms and elements topics. Topics covered include atoms/elements definitions, symbols, elements, periodic table, anatomy of atoms, atomic number, atomic mass and isotopes. Each subtopic includes answers in a separate section immediately following...
Endocrinology
General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Endocrinology - General Practice the Integrative Approach Series. Endocrine problems are important in the general practice setting, for a range of reasons. First, they are common enough to occur regularly, either as new cases or in patients managing a chronic illness. Secondly, they can cause serious...
by André Maurois
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
This early work by André Maurois was originally published in 1921 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'General Bramble' is a cute comic work and a sequel to 'The Silence of Colonel Bramble'. It is translated from the original French by Jules Castier and Ronald Boswell....
Scapegoats
Thirteen Victims of Military Injustice
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
At all costs avoid blame.” Such is the creed of dictators and politicians, tycoons and company chairmen, media celebrities, and spin doctors the world over. But what about men at war, where the penalties for errors of judgment can be devastating? History is full of tales of those who have been...
Artificial General Intelligence
10th International Conference, AGI 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, August 15-18, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2017
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2017, held in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in August 2017.
The 24 regular papers presented in this book together with 1 short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 35...