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 Foundations of Computing
It may sound surprising that in computing, a field which develops so fast that the future often becomes the past without having been the present, there is nothing more stable and worthwhile learning than its foundations.
It may sound less surprising that in a field with such a revolutionary methodological impact on all sciences and... | | Compliers and Compiler Generators: An Introduction With C++This book has been written to support a practically oriented course in programming language translation for senior undergraduates in Computer Science. More specifically, it is aimed at students who are probably quite competent in the art of imperative programming (for example, in C++, Pascal, or Modula-2), but whose mathematics may be a little... | | From Alien To The Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film ‘I really enjoyed From Alien to The Matrix, it seemed like an incredibly necessary book – arming the geeks with tools to read films for the DVD generation – and possibly regeneration. Clear, simple text, in which an understanding of slash fiction is as important to the... |
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Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact (Weapons and Warfare)
This volume traces the history of artillery and its place in society
from the ancient world to the present. The term “artillery” is derived
from the Latin ars, or artis, terms for “craft” that later evolved
through the Old French atillier, meaning “to deck, adorn with care
or arrange”; atil,... | | Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook documents the history of computer hacking from free long distance phone calls to virtual espionage to worries of a supposed "cyber apocalypse," and provides accessible information everyone should know. How can a person's identity be stolen? What exactly is a "hacker"? How much damage can a 17... | | |
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World War II: A Student Encyclopedia (5 volume set)The 20th century's pivotal event, the climax of long-running animosities and aggression, and the beginning of the modern globalized world, World War II offers an infinite range of possible approaches and topics for students and teachers. Now there is a groundbreaking new reference that puts the entire scope of World War II in your... | | Integrating Microelectronics into Gas Distribution
This volume contains papers presented at the first and second IGT symposia on microelectronics in the gas
industry. The first was held November 18–20, 1985, in Orlando, Florida. The second symposium was held
September 8–10, 1986, in Fontana, Wisconsin.
The purpose of these symposia was to disseminate information on... | | Emergency Planning for Industrial Hazards
Recent events worldwide have again highlighted the need for
effective emergency measures for hazards connected with the
process industries and the large scale storage of dangerous
substances. The Commission of the European Communities, DG
XI, in collaboration with the JRC Ispra Establishment, has
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Management of Hazardous Substances in the EnvironmentSelected papers presented at Envirotech Vienna 1989, First International ISEP Congress, Vienna, Austria, on 20-22 February 1989.
There has been growing international concern in recent years about the urgent environmental problems associated with hazardous substances and their management. Discussion has focussed on three main areas:... | | Mysticism in the World's ReligionsThis wide-ranging book covers all the major religious traditions, while exploring monistic and theistic mysticism, and such key issues as altered states of consciousness, sex, and visionary experiences.
There is a widespread modem interest in religious affairs in the broadest sense, from Hare Krishna to the Jesus People and from... | | Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales of Pure Genius and Mad SciencePhysics has the reputation, not entirely undeserved, of being a difficult subject. Books about physics are often avoided, and that’s too bad, because the questions that engage physicists are of interest to anyone with curiosity about the universe we live in.
The story of physics, as played out in the lives of physicists, inventors,... |
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