Biography Today Vol. 12 No. 2
Author: Omnigraphics
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Published: 2003-05
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780780806399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains alphabetically arranged biographical sketches of well-known authors of books for young readers.
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Author: Omnigraphics
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Published: 2003-05
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780780806399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains alphabetically arranged biographical sketches of well-known authors of books for young readers.
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780780806108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives biographical information on the various authors who write for children and youth.
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOlivia Bennett, Vincent Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Josh Hartnett, Dolores Huerta, Nicklas Lidstrom, Nelly, Gwen Stefani, Meg Whitman, Yao Ming.
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 444
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Virginia State Library
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpecial reports and monographs are issued as part of some of the Reports.
Author: Virginia State Library
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 58
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpecial reports and monographs are issued as part of some of the Reports
Author: Virginia State Library
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 1194
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpecial reports and monographs are issued as part of some of the Reports.
Author: Annette Kuhn
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780814747728
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the leading voices in cultural studies today examines the habits of British cinema audiences in the 1930s to reveal the role that cinema played in shaping their lives.
Author: Karl-Eugen Kurrer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2018-07-23
Total Pages: 1242
ISBN-13: 3433032297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTen years after the publication of the first English edition of The History of the Theory of Structures, Dr. Kurrer now gives us a much enlarged second edition with a new subtitle: Searching for Equilibrium. The author invites the reader to take part in a journey through time to explore the equilibrium of structures. That journey starts with the emergence of the statics and strength of materials of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, and reaches its first climax with Coulomb's structural theories for beams, earth pressure and arches in the late 18th century. Over the next 100 years, Navier, Culmann, Maxwell, Rankine, Mohr, Castigliano and Müller-Breslau moulded theory of structures into a fundamental engineering science discipline that - in the form of modern structural mechanics - played a key role in creating the design languages of the steel, reinforced concrete, aircraft, automotive and shipbuilding industries in the 20th century. In his portrayal, the author places the emphasis on the formation and development of modern numerical engineering methods such as FEM and describes their integration into the discipline of computational mechanics. Brief insights into customary methods of calculation backed up by historical facts help the reader to understand the history of structural mechanics and earth pressure theory from the point of view of modern engineering practice. This approach also makes a vital contribution to the teaching of engineers. Dr. Kurrer manages to give us a real feel for the different approaches of the players involved through their engineering science profiles and personalities, thus creating awareness for the social context. The 260 brief biographies convey the subjective aspect of theory of structures and structural mechanics from the early years of the modern era to the present day. Civil and structural engineers and architects are well represented, but there are also biographies of mathematicians, physicists, mechanical engineers and aircraft and ship designers. The main works of these protagonists of theory of structures are reviewed and listed at the end of each biography. Besides the acknowledged figures in theory of structures such as Coulomb, Culmann, Maxwell, Mohr, Müller-Breslau, Navier, Rankine, Saint-Venant, Timoshenko and Westergaard, the reader is also introduced to G. Green, A. N. Krylov, G. Li, A. J. S. Pippard, W. Prager, H. A. Schade, A. W. Skempton, C. A. Truesdell, J. A. L. Waddell and H. Wagner. The pioneers of the modern movement in theory of structures, J. H. Argyris, R. W. Clough, T. v. Kármán, M. J. Turner and O. C. Zienkiewicz, are also given extensive biographical treatment. A huge bibliography of about 4,500 works rounds off the book. New content in the second edition deals with earth pressure theory, ultimate load method, an analysis of historical textbooks, steel bridges, lightweight construction, theory of plates and shells, Green's function, computational statics, FEM, computer-assisted graphical analysis and historical engineering science. The number of pages now exceeds 1,200 - an increase of 50% over the first English edition. This book is the first all-embracing historical account of theory of structures from the 16th century to the present day.
Author: John Darrell Sherwood
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780945274766
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWar in the Shallows, published in 2015 by the Naval History and Heritage Command, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's hard-fought battle along Vietnam's rivers and coastline from 1965-1968. At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy's coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most extensive maritime blockade in modern naval history and fought pitched battles against Viet Cong units in the Mekong Delta and elsewhere. War in the Shallows explores the operations of the Navy's three inshore task forces from 1965 to 1968. It also delves into other themes such as basing, technology, tactics, and command and control. Finally, using oral history interviews, it reconstructs deckplate life in South Vietnam, focusing in particular on combat waged by ordinary Sailors. Vietnam was the bloodiest war in recent naval history and War in the Shallows strives above all else to provide insight into the men who fought it and honor their service and sacrifice. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Author John Darrell Sherwood has served as a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) since 1997. -- Provided by publisher.