The Science Of Spin
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Author |
: Robert Charles Wilson |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 359 |
Release |
: 2011-09-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780575117501 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0575117508 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spin by : Robert Charles Wilson
One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives. The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk - a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside - more than a hundred million years per day on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future. Jason, now a promising young scientist, devotes his life to working against this slow-moving apocalypse. Diane throws herself into hedonism, marrying a sinister cult leader who's forged a new religion out of the fears of the masses. Earth sends terraforming machines to Mars to let the onrush of time do its work, turning the planet green. Next they send humans...and immediately get back an emissary with thousands of years of stories to tell about the settling of Mars. Then Earth's probes reveal that an identical barrier has appeared around Mars. Jason, desperate, seeds near space with self-replicating machines that will scatter copies of themselves outward from the sun - and report back on what they find. Life on Earth is about to get much, much stranger.
Author |
: Roland Ennos |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2023-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781982196530 |
ISBN-13 |
: 198219653X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Science of Spin by : Roland Ennos
What exactly made the earth round? How do boomerangs turn around mid-air? And why do cats always land on their feet? “A basic scientific concept receives long overdue attention” (Kirkus Reviews) in this “fascinating” (Wall Street Journal) new book from the masterful author of The Age of Wood. From the solar system to spinning tops, hurricanes to hula hoops, power plants to pendulums, one mysterious force shapes almost every aspect of our lives: spin. Despite its ubiquity, rotational force continues to baffle and surprise, and few people realize how it makes our planet habitable or how it has been tamed by engineers to make our lives more comfortable. Charting the development of engineering and technology from the earliest prehistoric drills to the gas turbine, critically acclaimed author and scientist Roland Ennos presents a riveting account of human ingenuity and the seemingly infinite ways spin affects our daily lives. He also shows how this new approach not only helps us better understand the world but also ourselves. After all, even our own bodies are complex systems of rotating joints and levers. Artfully moving between astrophysics and anthropology, The Science of Spin shows how, whether natural or engineered, spin is really what makes the world go round.
Author |
: Sadamichi Maekawa |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 413 |
Release |
: 2006-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198568216 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198568215 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Concepts in Spin Electronics by : Sadamichi Maekawa
Recently, a new branch of physics and nanotechnology called The aim of this book is tod, which aims at simultaneously present new directions in the development of spin electronics in both the basic physics and the technologywhich will become the foundation of future electronics.ich will become the foundation of future electronics.
Author |
: Cornelia Dean |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 297 |
Release |
: 2017-03-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674978966 |
ISBN-13 |
: 067497896X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Making Sense of Science by : Cornelia Dean
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Most of us learn about science from media coverage, and anyone seeking factual information on climate change, vaccine safety, genetically modified foods, or the dangers of peanut allergies has to sift through an avalanche of bogus assertions, misinformation, and carefully packaged spin. Cornelia Dean draws on thirty years of experience as a science reporter at the New York Times to expose the tricks that handicap readers with little background in science. She reveals how activists, business spokespersons, religious leaders, and talk show hosts influence the way science is reported and describes the conflicts of interest that color research. At a time when facts are under daily assault, Making Sense of Science seeks to equip nonscientists with a set of critical tools to evaluate the claims and controversies that shape our lives. “Making Sense of Science explains how to decide who is an expert, how to understand data, what you need to do to read science and figure out whether someone is lying to you... If science leaves you with a headache trying to figure out what’s true, what it all means and who to trust, Dean’s book is a great place to start.” —Casper Star-Tribune “Fascinating... Its mission is to help nonscientists evaluate scientific claims, with much attention paid to studies related to health.” —Seattle Times “This engaging book offers non-scientists the tools to connect with and evaluate science, and for scientists it is a timely call to action for effective communication.” —Times Higher Education
Author |
: Chris Moriarty |
Publisher |
: Spectra |
Total Pages |
: 642 |
Release |
: 2004-11-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780553586244 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0553586246 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spin State by : Chris Moriarty
From a stunning new voice in hard science fiction comes the thrilling story of one woman’s quest to wrest truth from chaos, love from violence, and reality from illusion in a post-human universe of emergent AIs, genetic constructs, and illegal wetware. . . . UN Peacekeeper Major Catherine Li has made thirty-seven faster-than-light jumps in her lifetime—and has probably forgotten more than most people remember. But that’s what backup hard drives are for. And Li should know; she’s been hacking her memory for fifteen years in order to pass as human. But no memory upgrade can prepare Li for what she finds on Compson’s World: a mining colony she once called home and to which she is sent after a botched raid puts her on the bad side of the powers that be. A dead physicist who just happens to be her cloned twin. A missing dataset that could change the interstellar balance of power and turn a cold war hot. And a mining “accident” that is starting to look more and more like murder. . . . Suddenly Li is chasing a killer in an alien world miles underground where everyone has a secret. And one wrong turn in streamspace, one misstep in the dark alleys of blackmarket tech and interstellar espionage, one risky hookup with an AI could literally blow her mind.
Author |
: Shin'ichirō Tomonaga |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226807940 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226807942 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Story of Spin by : Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
All atomic particles have a particular "spin." Simple as spin may sound, the quantum mechanical reality underlying it is complex and still poorly understood. Because of the wide range of physics needed for its understanding, spin is not described in sufficient depth by any standard textbook. Yet this mysterious quality and the statistics associated with it have vast practical importance to topics as wide-ranging as the stability of atoms and stars and magnetic resonance imaging. Originally published in 1974, Sin-itiro Tomonaga's The Story of Spin remains the most complete and accessible treatment of the subject, and is now available for the first time in English translation. Tomonaga tells the tale of the pioneers of physics and their difficult journey toward an understanding of the nature of spin and its relationship to statistics.
Author |
: Robert Charles Wilson |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2012-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0765363208 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780765363206 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vortex by : Robert Charles Wilson
"Vortex" tells the story of Turk Findley, the protagonist introduced in "Axis," who is transported 10,000 years into the future by the mysterious entities called "the Hypotheticals."
Author |
: Robert Charles Wilson |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 2007-09-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0765309394 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780765309396 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Axis by : Robert Charles Wilson
The sequel to the Hugo Award-winning SF epic Spin
Author |
: Chris Moriarty |
Publisher |
: Spectra |
Total Pages |
: 610 |
Release |
: 2007-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780553586251 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0553586254 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spin Control by : Chris Moriarty
In this stunning follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel Spin State, Chris Moriarty depicts a grim future in which the final frontier may well be extinction. For as far-flung planets are terraformed and Earth’s age-old conflicts are contracted out to AIs, humanity is losing the only war that counts: the war for survival. Call Arkady a clone with a conscience. Or call him a traitor. A member of the space-faring Syndicates, Arkady has defected to Israel with a hot commodity: a genetic weapon powerful enough to wipe out humanity. But Israel’s not buying it. They’re selling it—and Arkady—to the highest bidder. As the auction heats up, the Artificial Life Emancipation Front sends in Major Catherine Li. Already drummed out of the Peacekeepers for “war crimes,” Li has now literally hooked up with an AI who has lived many lifetimes and shunted through many bodies. And while they each have their own definition of victory, together they have only one chance at survival. . . .
Author |
: Peter Zheutlin |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2021-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781643137537 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1643137530 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spin by : Peter Zheutlin
Ride away on a 'round-the-world adventure of a lifetime—with only a change of clothes and a pearl-handled revolver—in this trascendent novel inspired by the life of Annie Londonderry. “Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”—Susan B. Anthony Who was Annie Londonderry? She captured the popular imagination with her daring ‘round the world trip on two wheels. It was, declared The New York World in October of 1895, “the most extraordinary journey ever undertaken by a woman.” But beyond the headlines, Londonderry was really Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, a young, Jewish mother of three small children, who climbed onto a 42-pound Columbia bicycle and pedaled away into history. Reportedly set in motion by a wager between two wealthy Boston merchants, the bet required Annie not only to circle the earth by bicycle in 15 months, but to earn $5,000 en route, as well. This was no mere test of a woman’s physical endurance and mental fortitude; it was a test of a woman’s ability to fend for herself in the world. Often attired in a man’s riding suit, Annie turned every Victorian notion of female propriety on its head. Not only did she abandon, temporarily, her role of wife and mother (scandalous in the 1890s), she earned her way selling photographs of herself, appearing as an attraction in stores, and by turning herself into a mobile billboard. Zheutlin, a descendent of Annie, brilliantly probes the inner life and seeming boundless courage of this outlandish, brash, and charismatic woman. In a time when women could not vote and few worked outside the home, Annie was a master of public relations, a consummate self-promoter, and a skillful creator of her own myth. Yet, for more than a century her remarkable story was lost to history. In SPIN, this remarkable heroine and her marvelous, stranger-than-fiction story is vividly brought to life for a new generation.