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Larsen, Kristine |
Particle Panic! |
I08581 |
2019 |
eBook |
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| 42 |
O'Sullivan, John |
Japanese Missions to the International Space Station |
I08577 |
2019 |
eBook |
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| 43 |
Dawson, Linda |
War in Space |
I08572 |
2018 |
eBook |
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| 44 |
Peter Townsend |
The dark side of technology |
OB1148 |
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eBook |
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| 45 |
MURPHY, GLENN |
Global Issues: Water-What can you do? |
E01694 |
2009 |
Book |
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| 46 |
Stephen Wolfram |
New kind of science |
017920 |
2002 |
Book |
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| 47 |
Mohan Apte |
Mala uttar havay : Tantradnyan (marathi) |
017788 |
2000 |
Book |
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| 48 |
Niranjan Ghate |
Electronics (marathi) |
017782 |
1996 |
Book |
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| 49 |
V.V. Krishna (ed.) |
S S Bhatnagar on science, technology and development 1938-54 |
009065 |
1993 |
Book |
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| 50 |
Arthur C. Clarke |
Greetings, carbon-based bipeds : Collected essays [1934-1998] |
016660 |
1999 |
Book |
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| Title | Particle Panic! : How Popular Media and Popularized Science Feed Public Fears of Particle Accelerator Experiments |
| Author(s) | Larsen, Kristine |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XV, 194 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria. This book surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions, offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies. The book is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not least, at all scientists concerned about these issues. About the Author Kristine M Larsen holds a Ph.D. in Physics and is currently a professor at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, in the Geological Sciences Department. She has published a number of books, among them The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century (Springer, 2017), The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2012. Recipient of the Gold Medal for Science Fiction/Fantasy in the 2012 Florida Publishing Association Awards), The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2010), as well as Stephen Hawking: A Biography (Greenwood Press, 2005) and Cosmology 101 (Greenwood Press, (2007) |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030122065 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMMUNICATION
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Media and Communication
5. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
6. Particle and Nuclear Physics
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Physics
9. Popular Science in Technology
10. Science???Social aspects
11. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
12. TECHNOLOGY
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| Title | Japanese Missions to the International Space Station : Hope from the East |
| Author(s) | O'Sullivan, John |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XXIV, 311 p. 149 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments. JAXA has contributed the largest single module to the ISS: the Kib?? (Hope) science laboratory with its Logistics Module, Exposed Facility and robot arm. JAXA supplies the station with cargo and supplies on its automated cargo spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), but it is the human endeavour that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six-month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth???s only outpost in space, JAXA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project. Extensive use of colour photographs from NASA and JAXA depicting the experiments carried out and the phases of the ISS construction, together with the personal stories of the astronauts??? experiences in space, highlight the crucial part the Japanese have played in human spaceflight |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030045340 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Japan
7. Japan???History
8. Popular Science in Technology
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
11. TECHNOLOGY
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| Title | War in Space : The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict |
| Author(s) | Dawson, Linda |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | IX, 206 p. 55 illus., 53 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these capabilities were disrupted or even destroyed? How would we react if faced with a full-scale blackout of satellite communications? What can and has happened following the destruction of a satellite? In the short term, the aftermath would send thousands of fragments orbiting Earth as space debris. In the longer term, the ramifications of such an event on Earth and in space would be alarming, to say the least. This book takes a look at such crippling scenarios and how countries around the world might respond in their wake. It describes the aggressive actions that nations could take and the technologies that could be leveraged to gain power and control over assets, as well as to initiate war in the theater of outer space. The ways that a country's vital capabilities could be disarmed in such a setting are investigated. In addition, the book discusses our past and present political climate, including which countries currently have these abilities and who the aggressive players already are. Finally, it addresses promising research and space technology that could be used to protect us from those interested in destroying the world's vital systems. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319930527 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. International Security Studies
7. Popular Science in Technology
8. Security, International
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
11. TECHNOLOGY
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