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Where are we heading? : the evolution of humans and things /

Ian Hodder, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | foundational questions in science | 2018

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natura[...]

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Writing successful science proposals

Andrew J. Friedland, Author ; Carol L. Folt, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2018

An authoritative how-to guide that explains every aspect of science proposal writing This fully revised edition of the authoritative guide to science proposal writing is an essential tool for any researcher embarking on a grant or thesis applica[...]

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The long space age : the economic origins of space exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War /

Alexander C. MacDonald, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in com[...]

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The long space age : the economic origins of space exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War /

Alexander C. MacDonald, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in com[...]

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Spaceflight in the shuttle era and beyond : redefining humanity's purpose in space /

Valerie Neal, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle and a call for a new vision of spaceflight The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of he[...]

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Spaceflight in the shuttle era and beyond : redefining humanity's purpose in space /

Valerie Neal, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle and a call for a new vision of spaceflight The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of he[...]

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German rocketeers in the heart of Dixie : making sense of the Nazi past during the civil rights era /

Monique Laney, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2015

This thought-provoking study by historian Monique Laney focuses on the U.S. government-assisted integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small southern community soon after World War II. In 1950, Wernher von Braun and [...]

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German rocketeers in the heart of Dixie : making sense of the Nazi past during the civil rights era /

Monique Laney, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2015

This thought-provoking study by historian Monique Laney focuses on the U.S. government-assisted integration of German rocket specialists and their families into a small southern community soon after World War II. In 1950, Wernher von Braun and [...]

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PaxTechnica : how the internet of things may set us free or lock us up

Philip N. Howard, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2015

Should we fear or welcome the internet's evolution? The “internet of things” is the rapidly growing network of everyday objects—eyeglasses, cars, thermostats—made smart with sensors and internet addresses. The author looks to a future of global [...]

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PaxTechnica : how the internet of things may set us free or lock us up

Philip N. Howard, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2015

Should we fear or welcome the internet's evolution? The “internet of things” is the rapidly growing network of everyday objects—eyeglasses, cars, thermostats—made smart with sensors and internet addresses. The author looks to a future of global [...]

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Earthmasters : the dawn of the age of climate engineering /

Clive Hamilton, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2013

This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have failed and before the end of the century Earth is now projected to be warmer than it has been for [...]

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The carbon crunch : how we're getting climate change wrong--and how to fix it /

Dieter Helm, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2012

"Despite commitments to renewable energy and two decades of international negotiations, global emissions continue to rise. Coal, the most damaging of all fossil fuels, has actually risen from 25% to almost 30% of world energy use. And while Euro[...]

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Configuring the networked self : law, code, and the play of everyday practice /

Julie E. Cohen | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2012

The legal and technical rules governing flows of information are out of balance, argues Julie E. Cohen in this original analysis of information law and policy. Flows of cultural and technical information are overly restricted, while flows of per[...]

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Listen, write, present : the elements for communicating science and technology /

Deborah St. James, Author ; Stephanie Barnard, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2012

Even the best ideas have little value if they are not explained clearly, concisely, and convincingly to others. Scientists, engineers, health care professionals, and technology specialists become leaders in their fields not just by way of discov[...]

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Visual strategies : a practical guide to graphics for scientists & engineers

Felice Frankel, Author ; Angela H. DePace, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2012

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The peacekeeping economy : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world

Lloyd J. Dumas, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2011

The idea that military strength is virtually synonymous with security is deeply entrenched and widely held. But while the threat or use of military force may sometimes be necessary, it cannot keep us as safe as we would be by building relationsh[...]

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Winning the silicon sweepstakes : can the United States compete in global telecommunications?

Rob Frieden, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2010

In this timely book, Rob Frieden points out the many ways the United States has fallen behind other countries in telecommunications and broadband development. Despite the appearance of robust competition and entrepreneurism in U.S. markets, ther[...]

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Writing successful science proposals

Andrew J. Friedland ; Carol L. Folt | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2009

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Earthrise : how man first saw the Earth

Robert Poole | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2008

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Into the black : JPL and the American space program, 1976-2004

Peter J. Westwick | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2007

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Into the black : JPL and the American space program, 1976-2004

Peter J. Westwick | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2007

In the decades since the mid-1970s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has led the quest to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system. JPL spacecraft Voyager, Magellan, Galileo, the Mars rovers, and others have brought[...]

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The planet Venus

Mikhail Ya. Marov ; David H. Grinspoon | New Haven : Yale University Press | 1998

Shrouded by the thick clouds of a hot, dense atmosphere, the planet Venus -Earth's close neighbor in space- remained mysterious until recent decades. Today, with a new data from sophisticated contemporary observatories and from Russian and Ameri[...]

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The Peenemunde wind tunnels : a memoir

Peter P. Wegener | New Haven : Yale University Press | 1996

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The surface of Mars

Michael H. Carr | New Haven : Yale University Press | Yale planetary exploration series | 1981

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Law and public order in space

Harold D... Lasswell ; Myres S. McDougal | New Haven : Yale University Press | 1963

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