Author: Leslie Elizabeth WildesenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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The Farthest Frontier of All
Author: Leslie Elizabeth WildesenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Science, the Endless Frontier
Author: Vannevar BushPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069120165X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government. This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills AldenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.
Harper's Magazine
Author: Henry Mills AldenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
The Darrell Schweitzer MEGAPACK ®
Author: Darrell SchweitzerPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434443140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
This volume assembles 25 tales by Darrell Schweitzer, modern and alternate-world fantasy and horror tales in the "Weird Tales" vein. Included in this volume are some of his very finest works, including "Pennies from Hell," "Peeling It Off," "Kind Yvorian's Wager," and many more! Complete contents: TRANSIENTS A LANTERN MAKER OF AI HANLO THE STORY OF A DADAR REFUGEES FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY THE SORCERER EVORAGDOU THE MYSTERIES OF THE FACELESS KING KING YVORIAN’S WAGER THE SPIRIT OF THE BACK STAIRS THE OUTSIDE MAN SAVAGES ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD VANDIBAR NASHA IN THE COLLEGE OF SHADOWS ONE OF THE SECRET MASTERS RUNNING TO CAMELOT KVETCHULA KVETCHULA'S DAUGHTER HOW IT ENDED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DEAD WOMAN IN THE WORLD THE EATER OF HOURS FIGHTING THE ZEPPELIN GANG THE MESSENGER THE LAST HERETIC THE WITCH OF THE WORLD'S END HOWLING IN THE DARK PEELING IT OFF And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!
Grunwald
Author: Susan AltstattPublisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Grunwald: A Novel of the Baltic Crusade By: Susan Altstatt Shortly before marrying her husband, John, the author and he were allowed to go through the two Victorian houses belonging to John’s recently passed Polish grandmother and take what they wanted. In a paper bag, in the basement of a house of treasures, the author discovered, “the most beautiful book I have ever seen.” It was all in Polish, which neither John nor his mother could read. The author could tell it was the 500th anniversary of Grunwald, “but what and where was that?” So, she took to the Stanford Library and taught herself about the conversion of the last pagan people in Europe and the Baltic Crusades, a magnificent, glorious, alternate history. And now, years later, she’s written a book about it.
The World in the Middle Ages
Author: Adolph Ludvig KøppenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Our First Hundred Years
Author: Charles Edwards LesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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Farthest frontier
Author: Sidney WarrenThe Farthest Frontier of All
Author: Leslie Elizabeth WildesenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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