Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight

Boys' Books, Boys' Dreams, and the Mystique of Flight

Author: Fred Erisman

Publisher: TCU Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780875653303

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Setting the stage : technology and the series book -- Birdmen and boys, 1905-1915 -- Aces and combat : World War I and after, 1915-1935 -- Interlude : Charles A. Lindbergh and Atlantic flight, 1927-1929 -- The golden age, I : the Lindbergh progeny, 1927-1939 -- The golden age, II : the air-minded society, 1930-1939 -- World War II and modern aviation, 1939-1945 -- Aftermath : a-bombs, rockets, and space flight, 1945-1950.


Algorithms and Complexity

Algorithms and Complexity

Author: Vangelis Th. Paschos

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-05-15

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 3319181734

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This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity, CIAC 2015, held in Paris, France, in May 2015. The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions and are presented together with 2 invited papers. The papers present original research in the theory and applications of algorithms and computational complexity.


Scouting

Scouting

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1988-05

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13:

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Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.


Flying Adventurers

Flying Adventurers

Author: David K. Vaughan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-05-24

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1476648778

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Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.


Algorithms -- ESA 2011

Algorithms -- ESA 2011

Author: Camil Demetrescu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 3642237185

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, ESA 2011, held in Saarbrücken, Germany, in September 2011 in the context of the combined conference ALGO 2011. The 67 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 255 initial submissions: 55 out of 209 in track design and analysis and 12 out of 46 in track engineering and applications. The papers are organized in topical sections on approximation algorithms, computational geometry, game theory, graph algorithms, stable matchings and auctions, optimization, online algorithms, exponential-time algorithms, parameterized algorithms, scheduling, data structures, graphs and games, distributed computing and networking, strings and sorting, as well as local search and set systems.


Building Coalitions for Urban Excellence

Building Coalitions for Urban Excellence

Author: Jay Farbstein

Publisher: Bruner Foundation

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1890286001

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The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) is a national award for urban places that promotes innovative thinking about the built environment. Established in 1987, the award celebrates urban places distinguished by quality design-design that considers form in conjunction with social, economic, and environmental issues.