Architectures of Fire: Processes, Space and Agency in Pyrotechnologies
Architectures of Fire: Processes, Space and Agency in Pyrotechnologies

Author: Dragos Gheorghiu

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2019-10-24

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 1789693683

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Papers presented here originate from a session held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Glasgow). The contributors attempt to present the entanglement between the physical phenomenon of fire, the pyro-technological instrument that it is, its material supports, and the human being.

Architectures of Fire
Architectures of Fire

Author: Dragos Gheorghiu

Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781789693676

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Papers presented here originate from a session held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Glasgow). The contributors attempt to present the entanglement between the physical phenomenon of fire, the pyro-technological instrument that it is, its material supports, and the human being.

The Archaeology of Fire
The Archaeology of Fire

Author: Dragos Gheorghiu

Publisher: Archaeolingua

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789638046796

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This volume offers students and researchers a range of papers that deliberately question some of the traditional views associated with the role of fire. In the past, fire and the hearth usually represented a means of cooking, heat and illumination. Moreover, the evidence of fire and its functionality was relegated to the miscellaneous sections of the archaeological literature. However, it is clear form this volume that the role of fire extends beyond a mere functional one. Fire is meaningful, powerful and supernatural and was integral to the successful development of past societies.

The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia
The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia

Author: Miljana Radivojević

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2021-12-23

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13: 1803270438

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The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia is a landmark study in the evolution of early metallurgy in the Balkans. It demonstrates that far from being a rare and elite practice, the earliest metallurgy in the world was a common and communal craft activity.

Inventing the Social
Inventing the Social

Author: Noortje Marres

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-23

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780995527751

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Inventing the Social showcases recent efforts to develop new ways of knowing society that combine social research with creative practice. With contributions from leading scholars, the book provides practical and conceptual pointers on how to connect the doing, researching and making of social life in potentially new ways.

The Social Archaeology of the Levant
The Social Archaeology of the Levant

Author: Assaf Yasur-Landau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-12-20

Total Pages: 941

ISBN-13: 1108668240

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The volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of the southern Levant (modern day Israel, Palestine and Jordan) from the Paleolithic period to the Islamic era, presenting the past with chronological changes from hunter-gatherers to empires. Written by an international team of scholars in the fields of archaeology, epigraphy, and bioanthropology, the volume presents central debates around a range of archaeological issues, including gender, ritual, the creation of alphabets and early writing, biblical periods, archaeometallurgy, looting, and maritime trade. Collectively, the essays also engage diverse theoretical approaches to demonstrate the multi-vocal nature of studying the past. Significantly, The Social Archaeology of the Levant updates and contextualizes major shifts in archaeological interpretation.

Ignition!
Ignition!

Author: John Drury Clark

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2018-05-23

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0813599199

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This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.

Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion
Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion

Author: DP Mishra

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1351708414

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The book follows a unified approach to present the basic principles of rocket propulsion in concise and lucid form. This textbook comprises of ten chapters ranging from brief introduction and elements of rocket propulsion, aerothermodynamics to solid, liquid and hybrid propellant rocket engines with chapter on electrical propulsion. Worked out examples are also provided at the end of chapter for understanding uncertainty analysis. This book is designed and developed as an introductory text on the fundamental aspects of rocket propulsion for both undergraduate and graduate students. It is also aimed towards practicing engineers in the field of space engineering. This comprehensive guide also provides adequate problems for audience to understand intricate aspects of rocket propulsion enabling them to design and develop rocket engines for peaceful purposes.

Chemical Rocket Propulsion
Chemical Rocket Propulsion

Author: Luigi T. De Luca

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-19

Total Pages: 1069

ISBN-13: 3319277480

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Developed and expanded from the work presented at the New Energetic Materials and Propulsion Techniques for Space Exploration workshop in June 2014, this book contains new scientific results, up-to-date reviews, and inspiring perspectives in a number of areas related to the energetic aspects of chemical rocket propulsion. This collection covers the entire life of energetic materials from their conceptual formulation to practical manufacturing; it includes coverage of theoretical and experimental ballistics, performance properties, as well as laboratory-scale and full system-scale, handling, hazards, environment, ageing, and disposal. Chemical Rocket Propulsion is a unique work, where a selection of accomplished experts from the pioneering era of space propulsion and current technologists from the most advanced international laboratories discuss the future of chemical rocket propulsion for access to, and exploration of, space. It will be of interest to both postgraduate and final-year undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, and practicing aeronautical engineers and designers, especially those with an interest in propulsion, as well as researchers in energetic materials.