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Unconventional Vehicles

Author : Michael Hearst
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452173060
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Unconventional Vehicles written by Michael Hearst and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know vehicles? Think again! Unconventional Vehicles is a nonfiction collection of 45 of the strangest, most unconventional vehicles that have ever existed. Vehicles include an underwater battery-powered scooter, a carriage pulled by ostriches, a hot air balloon shaped like the Cathedral of Saint Gall, and five different jet packs. • Filled with history, science, technology, engineering, and interesting bits of trivia, all in one kid-appealing package • Part of the Uncommon Compendiums series • Vehicles range from submersibles to dirigibles. Unconventional Vehicles explores very strange modes of transportation for vehicle fans, rocket inventors, budding space-and-aeronautics experts, and anyone who's ever thought, "Why can't I ride a motorized suitcase through the airport?" Brimming with fascinating facts and diagrams presented with wit and humor, this book is sure to enthrall vehicle enthusiasts of every age. • Ideal for children ages 8 to 12 years old, especially those interested in vehicles and engineering • Author Michael Hearst brings his signature verve and humor to this fascinating read. • Young readers will devour all the substantive and silly content in this book, proving definitively that nonfiction is anything but dry. • A great pick for teachers, parents, grandparents, and caregivers • You'll love this book if you love books like Cars, Trains, Ships, and Planes: A Visual Encyclopedia of Every Vehicle by DK; Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections by Stephen Biesty; and Cool Cars by Quentin Willson.

Special Use Vehicles

Author : George W. Green
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786429119
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Special Use Vehicles written by George W. Green and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the traditional purposes of moving people, goods, raw materials, and mail from place to place lies a world of unconventional uses of motor vehicles. Rolling grocery stores, churches, classrooms and health clinics have taken traditionally stationary services directly to those who need them. Companies have built vehicles in the shapes of their products (the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile being just one famous example) from the early years of automobiles. This lively history gives a fascinating overview of the many special purposes vehicles have served. The unconventional uses of motor vehicles stretch one's imagination. The author here divides them into eight types based on their purposes and uses. Sales vehicles support a successful sales volume; advertising vehicles retain present customers and attract new ones; education and training vehicles provide skills updates for employees; charity vehicles are used to serve various populations of the needy, suffering, and distressed; religious vehicles promote a particular faith; functional vehicles perform an on-the-spot function normally done by a fixed-base facility; multimodal vehicles have the ability to traverse land, water, and air; and government vehicles provide a host of services to constituencies. Examples are provided for each type of vehicle and examples from other nations besides the United States are included as well.

Unconventional Vehicles

Author : Michael Hearst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Unconventional Vehicles written by Michael Hearst and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to learn about 45 of the strangest, most unconventional vehicles that have ever existed--from submersibles to dirigibles, and everything in between.

Unconventional Flying Objects

Author : Paul R. Hill
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612833292
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Unconventional Flying Objects written by Paul R. Hill and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NASA R&D engineer does “a masterful job ferreting out the basic science and technology behind the elusive UFO characteristics.” —Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Apollo 14 Astronaut Paul Hill was a well-respected NASA scientist when, in the early 1950s, he had a UFO sighting. Soon after, he built the first flying platform and was able to duplicate the UFO’s tilt-to-control maneuvers. Official policy, however, prevented him from proclaiming his findings. “I was destined,” says Hill, “to remain as unidentified as the flying objects.” For the next twenty-five years, Hill acted as an unofficial clearing house at NASA, collecting and analyzing sightings’ reports for physical properties, propulsion possibilities, dynamics and more. To refute claims that UFOs defy the laws of physics, he had to make “technological sense . . . of the unconventional object.” After his retirement from NASA, Hill finally completed his remarkable analysis. In Unconventional Flying Objects, published posthumously, he presents his findings that UFOs “obey, not defy, the laws of physics.” Vindicating his own sighting and thousands of others, he proves that UFO technology is not only explainable, but attainable.

Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309268524
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-14 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a century, almost all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) have been powered by internal combustion engines operating on petroleum fuels. Energy security concerns about petroleum imports and the effect of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on global climate are driving interest in alternatives. Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and GHG emissions by 80 percent across the U.S. LDV fleet by 2050, relative to 2005. This report examines the current capability and estimated future performance and costs for each vehicle type and non-petroleum-based fuel technology as options that could significantly contribute to these goals. By analyzing scenarios that combine various fuel and vehicle pathways, the report also identifies barriers to implementation of these technologies and suggests policies to achieve the desired reductions. Several scenarios are promising, but strong, and effective policies such as research and development, subsidies, energy taxes, or regulations will be necessary to overcome barriers, such as cost and consumer choice.

Alternative Cars in the 21st Century

Author : Robert Q Riley
Publisher : SAE International
ISBN 13 : 0768008743
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Alternative Cars in the 21st Century written by Robert Q Riley and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2003-10-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly changing landscape of alternative car technologies created the need for the second edition of Alternative Cars in the 21st Century: A New Personal Transportation Paradigm. This essential publication provides an abundance of critical knowledge for engineering professionals and consumers alike, offering a brighter alternative future through better alternative cars.

Special Use Vehicles

Author : George W. Green
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786412457
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Special Use Vehicles written by George W. Green and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the traditional purposes of moving people, goods, raw materials, and mail from place to place lies a world of unconventional uses of motor vehicles. Rolling grocery stores, churches, classrooms and health clinics have taken traditionally stationary services directly to those who need them. Companies have built vehicles in the shapes of their products (the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile being just one famous example) from the early years of automobiles. This lively history gives a fascinating overview of the many special purposes vehicles have served. The unconventional uses of motor vehicles stretch one's imagination. The author here divides them into eight types based on their purposes and uses. Sales vehicles support a successful sales volume; advertising vehicles retain present customers and attract new ones; education and training vehicles provide skills updates for employees; charity vehicles are used to serve various populations of the needy, suffering, and distressed; religious vehicles promote a particular faith; functional vehicles perform an on-the-spot function normally done by a fixed-base facility; multimodal vehicles have the ability to traverse land, water, and air; and government vehicles provide a host of services to constituencies. Examples are provided for each type of vehicle and examples from other nations besides the United States are included as well.

The Little Book of Alternative Investments

Author : Ben Stein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118075269
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Alternative Investments written by Ben Stein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise For THE LITTLE BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS "Ben and Phil have done it again. Another lucid, insightful book, designed to enhance your wealth! In today's stock-addled cult of equities, there is a gaping hole in most investors' portfolios...the whole panoply of alternative investments that can simultaneously help us cut our risk, better hedge our inflation risk, and boost our return. This Little Book is filled with big ideas on how to make these markets and strategies a treasured part of our investing toolkit." —Robert Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates "I have been reading Ben Stein for thirty-five years and Phil DeMuth since he joined up with Ben ten years ago. They do solid work, and this latest is no exception." —Jim Rogers, author of A Gift to My Children "If anyone can make hedge funds sexy, Stein and DeMuth can, and they've done it with style in this engaging, instructive, and tasteful how-to guide for investing in alternatives. But you should read this Kama Sutra of investment manuals not just for the thrills, but also to learn how to avoid the hazards of promiscuous and unprotected investing." —Andrew Lo, Professor and Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering

The American Energy Initiative

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Enterprise Risk Management

Author : James Lam
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471430001
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Enterprise Risk Management written by James Lam and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-05-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enterprise risk management is a complex yet critical issue that all companies must deal with as they head into the twenty-first century. It empowers you to balance risks with rewards as well as people with processes. But to master the numerous aspects of enterprise risk management, you must first realize that this approach is not only driven by sound theory but also by sound practice. No one knows this better than risk management expert James Lam. In Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls, Lam distills twenty years' worth of experience in this field to give you a clear understanding of both the art and science of enterprise risk management. Organized into four comprehensive sections, Enterprise Risk Management offers in-depth insights, practical advice, and real world case studies that explore every aspect of this important field. Section I: Risk Management in Context lays a solid foundation for understanding the role of enterprise risk management in today’s business environment. Section II: The Enterprise Risk Management Framework offers an executive education on the business rationale for integrating risk management processes. Section III: Risk Management Applications discusses the applications of risk management in two dimensions–functions and industries. Section IV: A Look to the Future rounds out this comprehensive discussion of enterprise risk management by examining emerging topics in risk management with respect to people and technology. JAMES LAM is President of James Lam & Associates, an independent risk advisory firm. Before starting his own firm, Lam was founder and president of ERisk and partner of Oliver, Wyman & Company. In 1997, as chief risk officer at Fidelity Investments, he was named the first-ever Financial Risk Manager of the Year by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Prior to Fidelity, he was chief risk officer of Capital Markets Services, Inc., a GE Capital Company. Lam graduated with honors from Baruch College and received his MBA from UCLA. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Babson College.

Emergency Vehicles

Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1630831271
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Emergency Vehicles written by Seymour Simon and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SeeMore Readers are designed for every young reader. Large, bright pictures instantly engage readers in the subject. Exciting yet simple text provides the information that kids, parents, and teachers want--from key facts to fascinating trivia. Full color.

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1674 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Alternative Fuels

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Protection
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alternative Fuels written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Protection and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Environmental Quality

Author : Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Annual Energy Outlook

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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PSTIAC Report

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Modeling Flight NASA Latest Version

Author : Joseph Chambers
Publisher : Joseph Chambers
ISBN 13 : 0160846331
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Modeling Flight NASA Latest Version written by Joseph Chambers and published by Joseph Chambers. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: state of the art in aeronautical engineering has been continually accelerated by the development of advanced analysis and design tools. Used in the early design stages for aircraft and spacecraft, these methods have provided a fundamental understanding of physical phenomena and enabled designers to predict and analyze critical characteristics of new vehicles, including the capability to control or modify unsatisfactory behavior. For example, the relatively recent emergence and routine use of extremely power- ful digital computer hardware and software has had a major impact on design capabilities and procedures. Sophisticated new airflow measurement and visualization systems permit the analyst to conduct micro- and macro-studies of properties within flow fields on and off the surfaces of models in advanced wind tunnels. Trade studies of the most efficient geometrical shapes for aircraft can be conducted with blazing speed within a broad scope of integrated technical disciplines, and the use of sophisticated piloted simulators in the vehicle development process permits the most important segment of operations—the human pilot—to make early assessments of the acceptability of the vehicle for its intended mission. Knowledgeable applica- tions of these tools of the trade dramatically reduce risk and redesign, and increase the marketability and safety of new aerospace vehicles.