Download or read book The Dawn of Science written by Thanu Padmanabhan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lucid and captivating book takes the reader back to the early history of all the sciences, starting from antiquity and ending roughly at the time of Newton — covering the period which can legitimately be called the “dawn” of the sciences. Each of the 24 chapters focuses on a particular and significant development in the evolution of science, and is connected in a coherent way to the others to yield a smooth, continuous narrative. The at-a-glance diagrams showing the “When” and “Where” give a brief summary of what was happening at the time, thereby providing the broader context of the scientific events highlighted in that chapter. Embellished with colourful photographs and illustrations, and “boxed” highlights scattered throughout the text, this book is a must-read for everyone interested in the history of science, and how it shaped our world today.

Download or read book Words of Wisdom and Quotable Quotes written by and published by Sura Books. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dawn written by Marcus Lagrone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawn, like most teenagers, had many a plan for her life. The heartless murder of her family meant sudden changes. No longer the daughter of the ambassador, roaming the skies and distant colonies, she must settle herself into a far more simplistic life as she moves in with her uncle and his family. Adding to her apprehension, her fur coat is both unique and... boring. Black and plain, plain and black; not a spot or stripe to be seen. All her sisters had wonderful coats with spots or rosettes, a fact they used to take some pride in pointing out to her. But boring fur coats are only the beginning of her concerns: what will people say when they find out she has wings?

Download or read book The Rising of Dawn and Her Vampire Crew written by Brian Painter and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan’s Maze is a great book filled with incredible dialogue and great fight scenes. Dawn and her crew are now faced with the dilemma of saving the world from a horrible creature. This creature’s so powerful that they bring in the old Egyptian gods as well as team up with someone Dawn swore she was done with. So if you want to read a book with all those incredible twists and turns we all look for, well, here it is. Dawn and her crew are unstoppable in this edge-of-the-seat-reading book. By this I mean you will not want to set this book down, and you will want to jump on the bandwagon that’s reading all The Rising of Dawn and Her Vampire Crew books.

Download or read book The Challenge of Change written by Margaret Tudeau-Clayton and published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is a powerful idea which inspires hope and fear, excitement and dread. From the panta rhei of Heraclitus to Darwinian evolutionary theory, nobel laureate Bob Dylans The times they are a-changin, the Obama campaign slogan Change we can believe in, and the current advertising mantra change is good, it recurs as a challenge to the status quo. The present volume contains essays on the topic of change in English language, literature and culture. Some are based on papers presented at the 2017 SAUTE conference, which took place at the Université de Neuchâtel, while others have been specially written for this volume.

Download or read book Curious Conduct written by Jeanne Marie Beaumont and published by BOA Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new poetry collection propelled by fable, time travel and wild, imaginative leaps.

Download or read book THE WEST VIRGINIAN written by Sharon Brondos and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Comes First… Charismatic frontierman Jacob Barr has made a life for himself and his twelve-year-old daughter deep in the forests of West Virginia. But his success has brought him enemies, and now his home, Jacob's Well—the unique community he created—is no longer the safe haven it was. Even his child's life is in danger. Jake trusts no one but himself and he guards his secrets well. Until he meets Dawn Sutton, the reporter who's determined to scoop the story behind Jake Barr.

Download or read book LiGa written by Sanem Ozdural and published by Elsewhen Press. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome. You are hereby invited to compete in a tournament of LifeGame™ Bridge ("LiGa™ Bridge"). LiGa™ Bridge is a tournament of duplicate individual bridge in which eight players gamble with, and for, a portion of their lives. Yes, it is possible to gamble with life! We have the technology. Life-gambling is enabled by a process we call "hand imprinting". The physical manifestation of this is a network of cranberry-hued lines on the palms of the players' left hands. These lines track the natural print of the palm and the effect is akin to a fortune-teller's hand map. For further information on LiGa™ technology, please review Appendix I. You will be gambling with a portion of your remaining life to win a portion of the other players' lives. To be precise, each player will wager one third of his/her remaining life per game, as measured by Life Points, to win one quarter of the total Life Points deposited by the losing four players. The losers' remaining lives will be shortened by one third. The tournament ends when one - or more - of the players reaches 100 Life Points. This is the point at which the age-related degeneration of the human body ceases completely, irreversibly, and indefinitely. A somewhat misleading term that is applied to this state is 'immortality'. Reaching 100 Life Points does not mean you cannot be killed, only that you will not age. In other words, immortal does not mean invincible. During the tournament - after the first transfer of Life Points has taken place - your body will be in a constant state of flux as it adjusts to markedly increased or decreased rates of degeneration on a weekly basis. For detailed information on the impact of life-absorption on your body, please see Appendix II. If you wish to enter the tournament you must submit a non-refundable entrance fee of $10,000,000.00. Xavier Redd (Imm.) Have YOU had your invitation yet? Literary science fiction, LiGa™ tells of a game in which the players are, literally, gambling with their lives. Sanem Ozdural's debut novel is set in a near-future where a secretive organisation has developed technology to transfer the regenerative power of a body's cells from one person to another, conferring extended or even indefinite life expectancy. As a means of controlling who benefits from the technology, access is obtained by winning a tournament of chess or bridge to which only a select few are invited. At its core, the game is a test of a person's integrity, ability and resilience. The fantastic nature of the game's technology is made all the more credible by the familiarity of the contemporary setting, giving the story a definite slipstream feel. Sanem's novel provides a fascinating insight into the motivation both of those characters who win and thus have the possibility of virtual immortality and of those who will effectively lose some of their life expectancy.

Download or read book Dawn s Light written by Shannon Blair and published by NineStar Press. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moranthus is an elf who has lost everything. With his lover dead and his career stagnating, he jumps at a chance to redeem himself by rescuing a human prince from the goblins hunting him—even if failure means death or eternal exile from his homeland. Gerrick, a human soldier who bears an uncanny resemblance to his prince, has always chosen duty over desire. As the sole parent of his young daughter, he needs the extra coin that working as the prince’s body double provides—even if it may one day cost him his life. When a case of mistaken identity puts the prince in the hands of a goblin raiding party, Moranthus’s and Gerrick’s paths collide. With winter closing in and miles of hostile goblin lands ahead, they must set aside their differences and work together to bring the prince home safely. Their deepening connection comes with a growing certainty that rescuing the prince may be fatal. Moranthus and Gerrick must each find a way to reconcile his heart’s desires with his homeland’s needs—or die trying.

Download or read book Veil of Dawn s Promise written by Joe Sarkic and published by Joe Sarkic. This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Veil of Dawn’s Promise" unfolds in the futuristic city of Cyronis, a towering beacon of human ingenuity and technological prowess, set against a planet scarred by past mistakes. The city, under the vigilant surveillance of an entity known as the Watchers, encapsulates a perfect blend of advanced technology and strict societal control. Amidst this backdrop, the narrative follows Elysa Jane Hawthorne, a pivotal figure within Cyronis's intricate data nexus, who finds herself entangled in a web of clandestine rebellion and hidden truths. The story opens in the vibrant heart of Cyronis, the marketplace, where the rhythms of daily life are suddenly disrupted by a meticulously orchestrated assault. Shadowy figures, members of a terrorist faction known as The Veil of Dawn, execute a series of attacks, leaving the city in disarray and the populace reeling from the unexpected violence. The aftermath exposes the vulnerabilities of Cyronis’s seemingly impenetrable surveillance system and sets the stage for a deeper conflict. Elysa, grappling with fragmented dreams and a sense of a lost past, finds these disturbances unsettlingly close to her personal sphere. As she delves deeper, she discovers connections to her own life and a much larger conspiracy that extends to the very core of Cyronis's governance and its artificial intelligence, Orion. The story navigates through layers of political intrigue, personal discovery, and societal upheaval. Central to the narrative is the complex relationship between technology and humanity, explored through the lens of Elysa’s experiences and her interactions with Orion. The novel adeptly portrays the struggle for identity and freedom within a system designed for absolute control. Elysa’s journey is one of self-discovery, as she uncovers hidden aspects of her past and the true nature of her existence within Cyronis. "Veil of Dawn" masterfully weaves themes of surveillance, autonomy, and the human spirit against a backdrop of a futuristic dystopia. It presents a world where the lines between human emotion and technological advancements blur, creating a compelling narrative that questions the very essence of human freedom and the price of security.

Download or read book The Curious Case of Benjamin Button written by F Scott Fitzgerald and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-11-27 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. In this imaginative fable of ageing and the other stories collected here – including ‘The Cut-Glass Bowl’ in which an ill-meant gift haunts a family’s misfortunes, ‘The Four Fists’ where a man’s life shaped by a series of punches to his face, and the revelry, mobs and anguish of ‘May Day’ – F. Scott Fitzgerald displays his unmatched gift as a writer of short stories.

Download or read book Kite Flying and Other Poems for Curious Minds written by John A. Morris and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Girl with Curious Hair written by David Foster Wallace and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories by David Foster Wallace that explore the different ways people live their lives.

Download or read book Curious Men written by Rosalind Minett and published by Uptake publications. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious in appearance, curious by nature. Both are represented in this companion volume to Me-Time Tales: tea breaks for mature women and curious men Now the men can have their say, or at least they try to. Each curious man, of different age, era or stage, stands under the spotlight, his oddities or misapprehensions revealed. But then, from Me-time Tales, some women invade the book and comment upon the men's behaviour. Men - you know that feeling! "Entering Rosalind Minett's fictional world... mirrors reality ...she casts light on the quirks and foibles of what it is to be human, revealing hidden fantasies and desires. From the man whose passion is for probing the intimate parts of machines which suck and cut, to the secretive Sunday bonfire king ...Minett's accurate eye is like a searchlight, seeking out the darker shadings." - Eileen Casey (Multi-award winning Irish author) "...treasure trove. Highly recommended..." San Francisco Review of Books. "...witty short stories - some dark, some droll, but all superbly written, with a dash of acid wit." Amazon.

Download or read book Curious Lives written by Richard Bach and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of five novels, featuring ferret protagonists, present a series of adventures that double as tales about courage, sacrifice, heroism, creativity, and finding what matters most in life. Original.

Download or read book Curious Kingdoms written by Luke Sheehan and published by Starrow. This book was released on 2021-05-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve always wondered why you care about me. I don’t deserve you. I don’t even know why you chose to adopt me of all people. And after the horrible things I’ve done to you, you still look at me like I’m the most precious person in the world. What brings you to do this? Why would someone as great as you, even smile at me? Among all the curious creatures on this planet, you are by far the most baffling. I hope that one day, you’ll tell me the reason why you look at me like that. But one thing’s for sure, whatever happens with us, I know you’ll always be my brother. Or perhaps, something more

Download or read book Powering Science written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) currently operates over five dozen missions, with approximately two dozen additional missions in development. These missions span the scientific fields associated with SMD's four divisionsâ€"Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Sciences. Because a single mission can consist of multiple spacecraft, NASA-SMD is responsible for nearly 100 operational spacecraft. The most high profile of these are the large strategic missions, often referred to as "flagships." Large strategic missions are essential to maintaining the global leadership of the United States in space exploration and in science because only the United States has the budget, technology, and trained personnel in multiple scientific fields to conduct missions that attract a range of international partners. This report examines the role of large, strategic missions within a balanced program across NASA-SMD space and Earth sciences programs. It considers the role and scientific productivity of such missions in advancing science, technology and the long-term health of the field, and provides guidance that NASA can use to help set the priority of larger missions within a properly balanced program containing a range of mission classes.