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Art is my career : how to start an art business, space engineer to artist

Sema Martin, Author | UK : Martin Sema | 2020

All the tools you need to start and run a profitable business. Do you dream of being a full-time artist? This friendly, practical guide shows you how to make your dream a reality, with expert advice on everything from writing a business plan to[...]

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Cosmopolitics : vol. 2

Isabelle Stengers, Author | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press | 2011

From Einstein's quest for a unified field theory to Stephen Hawking's belief that we "would know the mind of God"through such a theory, contemporary science--and physics in particular--has claimed that it alone possesses absolute knowledge of th[...]

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Economics in two lessons : why markets work so well, and why they can fail so badly /

John Quiggin, Author | [S.l.] : Princeton University Press | 2019

Economics in Two Lessons explains why market prices often fail to reflect the full cost of our choices to society as a whole. For example, every time we drive a car, fly in a plane, or flick a light switch, we contribute to global warming. But, [...]

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Engineering economics for aviation and aerospace

Bijan Vasigh, Author ; Javad Gorjidooz, Author | New York : Routledge | 2017

For all engineers and practitioners, it is essential to have a fundamental understanding of cost structure, estimating cash flows, and evaluating alternative projects and designs on an economic basis. Engineering Economics for Aviation and Aeros[...]

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European missions to the international space station : 2013 to 2019

John O'Sullivan, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2020

The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight, working with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the ESA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and [...]

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A European space policy : past consolidation, present challenges and future perspectives

Thomas C. Hoerber ; Sarah Lieberman, Editor | New York : Routledge | Space power and politics

This book builds a bridge between current research in space policy and contemporary European political studies by addressing developments in European space policy and its significance for European integration. It answers questions central to Eu[...]

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The first space war : how the patterns of history and the principles of STEM will shape its form

J. Furman Daniel III, Author ; T.K. Rogers, Author | [S.l.] : Lexington Books | 2019

Unfortunately, much of what people believe about war in space has been shaped, or misshaped, by Hollywood and other forms of popular media. In this book a STEM educator and a political science professor team up to explore the possibilities for w[...]

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The globotics upheaval : globalization, robotics, and the future of work /

Richard E. Baldwin, Author | New York, NY : Oxford University Press | 2019

" At the root of inequality, unemployment, and populism are radical changes in the world economy. Digital technology is allowing talented foreigners to telecommute into our workplaces and compete for service and professional jobs. Instant machin[...]

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Hello world : being human in the age of algorithms

Hannah Fry, Author | [S.l.] : W. W. Norton & Company | 2018

If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence--a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What if you want to buy a driverless car and must choos[...]

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Legal aspects around satellite constellations

Annette Froehlich, Editor ; European Space Policy Institute, Issuing body | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2019

This book is based on an initiative made by the European Space Policy Institute, the European Centre for Space Law and the German Aerospace Center. Students and young professionals worldwide were invited to submit a paper on this topic analyzing[...]

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The new digital storytelling : creating narratives with new media /

Bryan Alexander, Author | [S.l.] : Praeger | 2017

This book explores the history of storytelling itself as well as the use of digital tools from the 1980s through 2000, through modern digital storytelling, offering analysis and guidance regarding the use of digital video, podcasting, social med[...]

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Outer space and popular culture : influences and interrelations

Annette Froehlich, Editor | Cham (Switzerland) : University of Cape Town : Springer | Southern Space Studies | 2020

This book provides detailed insights into how space and popular culture intersect across a broad spectrum of examples, including cinema, music, art, arcade games, cartoons, comics, and advertisements. This is a pertinent topic since the use of s[...]

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Planetary remote sensing and mapping

Bo Wu, Editor ; Kaichang Di, Editor ; Jürgen Oberst, Editor ; Irina Karachevtseva | [S.l.] : ISPRS | 2019

The early 21st century marks a new era in space exploration. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, The European Space Agency (ESA), as well as space agencies of Japan, China, India, and other countries ha[...]

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Principles of space anthropology : establishing a science of human space settlement

Cameron McPherson Smith, Author | [S.l.] : Cham, Switzerland : Springer | Space and Society Series | 2019

This book shows how anthropology can provide an innovative perspective on the human movement into space. It examines adaptation to space on timescales of generations, rather than merely months or years, and uses evolutionary adaptation as a guid[...]

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Private equity : fund types, risks and returns, and regulation /

Douglas Cumming, Author | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley | Kolb series in finance | 2010

A comprehensive look at the private equity arena. With private equity differing from other asset classes, it requires a whole new approach for those trained in more traditional investments such as stocks and bonds. But with the right guidance, y[...]

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Rocket science : from fireworks to the photon drive

Mark Denny, Author ; Alan McFadzean, Author | [S.l.] : Springer Nature | 2019

This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along with a straightforward explanation of how, why [...]

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The science of storytelling

Will Storr, Author | London (U.K) : HarperCollinsPublishers | 2020

In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel human. Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths a[...]

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The space radiation environment

Christoph M. Noldeke, Author | Berlin : epubli | 2017

This book gives an overview of the physics of the Earth's environment and of interplanetary space as they interact with energetic particles of solar and galactic origin and describes the methods to asses the impact of radiation on spacecraft and[...]

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Space in support of human rights

Annette Froehlich, Author ; Claudiu Mihai Taiatu, Author ; European Space Policy Institute, Author | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2020

This book stems from the worrying scale and intensity of conflicts, humanitarian crises, and human rights violations around the world, which can be seen in a wide range of global hotspots including Venezuela, Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, Sudan, Eritre[...]

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Vestibulo-oculomotor research in space

Andrew H Clarke, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2017

This monograph describes the findings of spaceflight research related to spatial orientation, sensorimotor coordination and mental function. Exposed to the microgravity conditions of spaceflight, the human experiences a variety of physiological [...]

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War in space : the science and technology behind our next theater of conflict

Linda Dawson, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2018

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 t[...]

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Women spacefarers : sixty different paths to orbit /

Umberto Cavallaro, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2017

Telling the stories of the women who broke down barriers to join the space program, this book starts with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, and includes the biographies of, and some interviews with, the 60 women [...]

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