Author: Alfred BesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Alfred BesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Timothy A. BramlettPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546253092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
This is a collection of short stories that shows the dark side of humanity in a sometimes humorous, introspective way, exploring various sides of the human psyche in a variety of circumstances.
The Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Alfred BesterPublisher:
ISBN: 9780330023931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
The dark side of the earth
Author: Alfred BesterThe Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Paul ZweigPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060148188
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Robert Muir WoodPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780045500482
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Dark Side of the Earth
Author: Robert Muir WoodPublisher: Unwin Hyman
ISBN: 9780045500338
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Dark Side of the Moon
Author: Gerard DegrootPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814721133
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A selection of the History, Scientific American, and Quality Paperback Book Clubs For a very brief moment during the 1960s, America was moonstruck. Boys dreamt of being an astronaut; girls dreamed of marrying one. Americans drank Tang, bought “space pens” that wrote upside down, wore clothes made of space age Mylar, and took imaginary rockets to the moon from theme parks scattered around the country. But despite the best efforts of a generation of scientists, the almost foolhardy heroics of the astronauts, and 35 billion dollars, the moon turned out to be a place of “magnificent desolation,” to use Buzz Aldrin’s words: a sterile rock of no purpose to anyone. In Dark Side of the Moon, Gerard J. DeGroot reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans’ thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and became obsessed with putting men in space. The moon mission was sold as a race which America could not afford to lose. Landing on the moon, it was argued, would be good for the economy, for politics, and for the soul. It could even win the Cold War. The great tragedy is that so much effort and expense was devoted to a small step that did virtually nothing for mankind. Drawing on meticulous archival research, DeGroot cuts through the myths constructed by the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations and sustained by NASA ever since. He finds a gang of cynics, demagogues, scheming politicians, and corporations who amassed enormous power and profits by exploiting the fear of what the Russians might do in space. Exposing the truth behind one of the most revered fictions of American history, Dark Side of the Moon explains why the American space program has been caught in a state of purposeless wandering ever since Neil Armstrong descended from Apollo 11 and stepped onto the moon. The effort devoted to the space program was indeed magnificent and its cultural impact was profound, but the purpose of the program was as desolate and dry as lunar dust.
Born Under a Bad Sky
Author: Jeffrey St. ClairPublisher: AK Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
A chilling survey of the American landscape. Investigative journalist Jeffrey St Clair guides readers through the environmental wreckage of North America, from the plutonium-contaminated fields of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to Indian Point Energy Center, the world's most dangerous nuclear plant. St Clair also delivers a forthright critique of the appropriation and disempowerment of the mainstream environmental movement, finding rejuvenated life, hope and inspiration in grassroots campaigners who are still driven by a desire for social justice.
Geospatial Technology and Smart Cities
Author: Poonam SharmaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030719456
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This book presents fundamental and applied research in developing geospatial modeling solutions to manage the challenges that urban areas are facing today. It aims to connect the academics, researchers, experts, town planners, investors and government officials to exchange ideas. The areas addressed include urban heat island analysis, urban flood vulnerability and risk mapping, green spaces, solar energy, infrastructure management, among others. The book suggests directions for smart city research and outlines practical propositions. As an emerging and critical area of research and development, much research is now being done with regard to cities. At the international level and in India alike, the “smart cities” concept is a vital topic for universities and research centers, and well as for civic bodies, town planners and policymakers. As such, the book offers a valuable resource for a broad readership.