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Total Pages : 956 pages
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Download or read book Joint Force Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Kaiser
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022681999X
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Quantum Legacies written by David Kaiser and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Physicists have grappled with quantum theory for over a century. They have learned to wring precise answers from the theory's governing equations, and no experiment to date has found compelling evidence to contradict it. Even so, the conceptual apparatus remains stubbornly, famously bizarre. Physicists have tackled these conceptual uncertainties while navigating still larger ones: the rise of fascism, cataclysmic world wars and a new nuclear age, an unsteady Cold War stand-off and its unexpected end. Quantum Legacies introduces readers to physics' still-unfolding quest by treating iconic moments of discovery and debate among well-known figures like Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrèodinger, and Stephen Hawking, and many others whose contributions have indelibly shaped our understanding of nature"--
Author : Maria Rosa Menzio
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031096525
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Secrets of Soviet Cosmonauts written by Maria Rosa Menzio and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on an amazing history, only partially known in the west: Russian cosmonautics and its spectacular record. From Laika, the cosmonaut dog, to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, to the first spacewalk, the Soviets set many goals that they subsequently achieved. But there are shadows behind these headline moments, moments involving human loss, some of which are known, others only rumored. Questions remain, such as: · What was the “flying coffin”? · What secrets are still hidden inside the Russian archives, despite two rounds of declassification? · Why didn’t Marina Popovich (“Madame Mig”) become a cosmonaut? · What problems made it necessary to film Valentina Tereshkova's return? · What (scientific) hypotheses exist concerning Gagarin's mysterious disappearance? The author addresses all of these issues, with help from the documents now available. This book will benefit a broad readership, from interested laypersons to graduate and undergraduate students to those who merely enjoy good history-based stories.
Author : Nicole Nguyen
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452951780
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book A Curriculum of Fear written by Nicole Nguyen and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Milton High School, where fear is a teacher’s best tool and every student is a soldier in the war on terror. A struggling public school outside the nation’s capital, Milton sat squarely at the center of two trends: growing fear of resurgent terrorism and mounting pressure to run schools as job training sites. In response, the school established a specialized Homeland Security program. A Curriculum of Fear takes us into Milton for a day-to-day look at how such a program works, what it means to students and staff, and what it says about the militarization of U.S. public schools and, more broadly, the state of public education in this country. Nicole Nguyen guides us through a curriculum of national security–themed classes, electives, and internships designed through public-private partnerships with major defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and federal agencies like the NSA. She introduces us to students in the process of becoming a corps of “diverse workers” for the national security industry, learning to be “vigilant” citizens; and she shows us the everyday realities of a program intended to improve the school, revitalize the community, and eliminate the achievement gap. With reference to critical work on school militarization, neoliberal school reform, the impact of the global war on terror on everyday life, and the political uses of fear, A Curriculum of Fear maps the contexts that gave rise to Milton’s Homeland Security program and its popularity. Ultimately, as the first ethnography of such a program, the book provides a disturbing close encounter with the new normal imposed by the global war on terror—a school at once under siege and actively preparing for the siege itself.
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Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Strategic Forum written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zuoyue Wang
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813546885
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)
Download or read book In Sputnik's Shadow written by Zuoyue Wang and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sputnik's Shadow traces the rise and fall of the President's Science Advisory Committee from its ascendance under Eisenhower to its demise during the Nixon years. Zuoyue Wang examines key turning points during the twentieth century, including the beginning of the Cold War, the debates over nuclear weapons, the Sputnik crisis in 1957, the struggle over the Vietnam War, and the eventual end of the Cold War, showing how the involvement of scientists in executive policymaking evolved over time and brings new insights to the intellectual, social, and cultural histories of the era.
Author : Luisa Bonolis
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004529136
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space Sciences in the History of the Max Planck Society written by Luisa Bonolis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of scientific traditions in astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences within the Max Planck Society. Structured with in-depth archival research, interviews with protagonists, unpublished photographs, and an extensive bibliography, it follows a unique history: from the post-war relaunch of physical sciences in West Germany, to the spectacular developments and successes of cosmic sciences in the second half of the 20th century, up to the emergence of multi-messenger astronomy. It reveals how the Society acquired national and international acclaim in becoming one of the world’s most productive research organizations in these fields.
Author : Jeffrey Simon
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Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Ukraine Against Herself written by Jeffrey Simon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since independence, Ukrainians have been evenly split between those who desire to be part of the Euro-Atlantic (European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization) community and those who gravitate toward Eurasia (Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States). During the 1990s, when the European Union and NATO were focused on Central Europe and Russia was politically down and economically weak, Ukraine was able to have it both ways. Since the Orange Revolution, Ukraine has made significant progress developing a Euro-Atlantic style democratic political system, demonstrated a vibrant open media and civil society, and successfully advanced civilian oversight of its military. Despite this progress, Ukrainian opinion remains sharply divided on integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. Attempts by Ukrainian leaders and some current members of NATO to promote a Membership Action Plan have backfired. Not only has Russia, now more autocratic, responded with missile threats, cutting gas supplies, and meddling in Ukraine's domestic politics, but the crosscutting internal and external pressures are aggravating profound political instability, actually making Ukraine a less appealing candidate for membership in either the European Union or NATO. Under these circumstances, the challenge is to provide Ukraine sufficient time to consolidate successful democratic governance and develop domestic consensus on this critical strategic choice. Rather than pressing Ukraine toward early accession, the new U.S. administration should keep open the possibility of NATO membership, but for the time being encourage Ukraine to follow the model of Finland, another nonaligned Partner for Peace, as it attempts to reconcile the competing popular factions in the country and to navigate between its Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian neighbors. By nurturing its political stability, the United States will enhance Ukraine's value to the Alliance over the longer term.
Author : Sami Moisio
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788978056
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)
Download or read book Handbook on the Changing Geographies of the State written by Sami Moisio and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative Handbook presents a comprehensive analysis of the spatial transformation of the state; a pivotal process of globalization. It explores the state as an ongoing project that is always changing, illuminating the new spaces of geopolitics that arise from these political, social, cultural, and environmental negotiations.
Author : Michelangelo De Maria
Publisher : Editions Beauchesne
ISBN 13 : 9782701015187
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (151 download)
Download or read book Italy in Space written by Michelangelo De Maria and published by Editions Beauchesne. This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Don Passey
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030979865
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Digital Transformation of Education and Learning - Past, Present and Future written by Don Passey and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-12 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2021, held in Tampere, Finland, in August 2021. The 22 full papers and 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the area of educational computing research. They are organized in the following topical sections: Digital education across educational institutions; National policies and plans for digital competence; Learning with digital technologies; and Management issues.
Author : Alexander C.T. Geppert
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 1349958514
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Militarizing Outer Space written by Alexander C.T. Geppert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and violence, this provocative volume examines real and imagined endeavors of arming the skies and conquering the heavens. The third and final volume in the groundbreaking European Astroculture trilogy, Militarizing Outer Space zooms in on the interplay between security, technopolitics and knowledge from the 1920s through the 1980s. Often hailed as the site of heavenly utopias and otherworldly salvation, outer space transformed from a promised sanctuary to a present threat, where the battles of the future were to be waged. Astroculture proved instrumental in fathoming forms and functions of warfare’s futures past, both on earth and in space. The allure of dominating outer space, the book shows, was neither limited to the early twenty-first century nor to current American space force rhetorics.
Author : Greg Whitesides
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108356052
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Science and American Foreign Relations since World War II written by Greg Whitesides and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sciences played a critical role in American foreign policy after World War II. From atomic energy and satellites to the green revolution, scientific advances were central to American diplomacy in the early Cold War, as the United States leveraged its scientific and technical pre-eminence to secure alliances and markets. The growth of applied research in the 1970s, exemplified by the biotech industry, led the United States to promote global intellectual property rights. Priorities shifted with the collapse of the Soviet Union, as attention turned to information technology and environmental sciences. Today, international relations take place within a scientific and technical framework, whether in the headlines on global warming and the war on terror or in the fine print of intellectual property rights. Science and American Foreign Relations since World War II provides the historical background necessary to understand the contemporary geopolitics of science.
Author : Unesco. Executive Board
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Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book Documents written by Unesco. Executive Board and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sansom Milton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319653490
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Higher Education and Post-Conflict Recovery written by Sansom Milton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a critical review of higher education and post-conflict recovery. It provides the first systematic study with a global scope that investigates the role of higher education systems in conflict-affected contexts. The first part of the book analyses the long-standing neglect of higher education in post-conflict recovery, the impact that conflict can have on the sector, and efforts to rebuild and reform higher education systems affected by violent conflict. The second part of the book considers the positive and negative contributions that higher education can make to a range of areas of recovery including humanitarian action, forced displacement, post-conflict reconstruction, statebuilding, and peacebuilding. With its reasoned defence of the importance of higher education for post-conflict recovery, the book will appeal to researchers, university students, and humanitarian and development policy-makers and practitioners.
Author : John Krige
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262263416
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)
Download or read book American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe written by John Krige and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1945, the United States was not only the strongest economic and military power in the world; it was also the world's leader in science and technology. In American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe, John Krige describes the efforts of influential figures in the United States to model postwar scientific practices and institutions in Western Europe on those in America. They mobilized political and financial support to promote not just America's scientific and technological agendas in Western Europe but its Cold War political and ideological agendas as well. Drawing on the work of diplomatic and cultural historians, Krige argues that this attempt at scientific dominance by the United States can be seen as a form of "consensual hegemony," involving the collaboration of influential local elites who shared American values. He uses this notion to analyze a series of case studies that describe how the U.S. administration, senior officers in the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, the NATO Science Committee, and influential members of the scientific establishment—notably Isidor I. Rabi of Columbia University and Vannevar Bush of MIT—tried to Americanize scientific practices in such fields as physics, molecular biology, and operations research. He details U.S. support for institutions including CERN, the Niels Bohr Institute, the French CNRS and its laboratories at Gif near Paris, and the never-established "European MIT." Krige's study shows how consensual hegemony in science not only served the interests of postwar European reconstruction but became another way of maintaining American leadership and "making the world safe for democracy."
Author : David Kaiser
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262112888
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Pedagogy and the Practice of Science written by David Kaiser and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies examining the ways in which the training of engineers and scientists shapes their research strategies and scientific identities.
