The Journal of Economic History Vol. 46, No. 2, The Tasks of Economic History (Jun., 1986), pp. 385-406 (22 pages) A famous article that has become a common starting point to discuss the concept of catching-up development. Abstract : A widely entertained hypothesis holds that, in comparisons among countries, productivity growth rates tend to vary inversely with productivity...
На английском языке, 487 с. , предисловие автора. Классика научной фантастики, повествует о распаде великой галактической империи и её возрождении с помощью «плана Селдона». Оригинальная трилогия состоит из трех книг: * «Основание» (Foundation) (1942 - 1951); * «Основание и Империя» (Foundation and Empire) (1944 - 1952); * «Второе Основание» (Second Foundation) (1948 - 1953). В...
Springer, 2009. - 379 pages
This book presents an overview of fiber optics from a practical, engineering perspective. As a result, practicing professionals and engineers, with a general background in physics, electrical engineering, communication, and hardware should find this book a useful reference that provides a summary of the main topics in fiber optics. Moreover, this...
University of California Press, 2012. — 335 p. — ISBN: 978-0-520-27291-0. Three interrelated factors have helped create the new slavery. The enormous population explosion over the past three decades has flooded the world's labor markets with millions of impoverished, desperate people. The revolution of economic globalization and modernized agriculture has dispossessed poor...
IGI Global, 2019. — 393 p. — ISBN: 9781522557425; ISBN: 9781522557432. The Internet of Things is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications. Even though efforts have been made to standardize Internet of Things devices and how they communicate with the web, a uniform architecture is not followed. This inconsistency directly impacts and...
Avon Books, 1983. — 272 p. — ISBN-13 978-0380538683. The defection of Viktor Belenko took place on September 6, 1976 when Lieutenant Viktor Belenko of the Soviet Air Defence Forces flew his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25P “Foxbat” aircraft from near Vladivostok in the Far East of the Soviet Union to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan. Viktor Belenko moved to the US, was...
Morocco, 2019. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1-7941-9392-5. This book contains a unique collection of new inequalities that were specifically imagined by the author to challenge the boundaries of curiosity and imagination. The inequalities are extremely beautiful and sharp, and the book covers various topics from 3 and 4 variables inequalities, symmetric and non-symmetric inequalities...
Dover Publications, 2018. — 464 р. — ISBN: 9780486828091. Dover unabridged and slightly corrected republication of the edition originally published by the North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, and Interscience Publishers, New York, 1960. In Part One of this comprehensive and frequently cited treatment, the authors develop Euclidean and Bolyai-Lobachevskian geometry on the...
John Wiley & Sons, 2008. - 300 pages FCC statistics show that metro networks annually experience approximately 13 cuts for every 1000 miles of fiber, and long-haul networks experience 3 cuts for every 1000 miles of fiber. This may sound like a low risk on a per-mile basis, but even the lower rate for long-haul networks implies a cable cut every four days on average in a typical...
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1. Ender's Game (1985) - Nebula Award winner, 1985;Hugo Award winner, 1986;Locus Award nominee, 1986
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2. Speaker for the Dead (1986) - Nebula Award winner, 1986;Hugo & Locus Awards winner, 1987;Campbell Award nominee, 1987
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3. Xenocide (1991) - Hugo and Locus Awards nominee, 1992
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4. Children of the Mind (1996)
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5. Ender's Shadow (1999) - Shortlisted...
The novel won the Nebula Award for best novel in 1985, and the Hugo Award for best novel in 1986, considered the two most prestigious awards in science fiction. Set in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind who have barely survived two conflicts with the Formics (an insectoid alien species also known as the "Buggers"). These aliens show an ant-like group...
The novel won the Nebula Award for best novel in 1985, and the Hugo Award for best novel in 1986, considered the two most prestigious awards in science fiction. Set in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind who have barely survived two conflicts with the Formics (an insectoid alien species also known as the "Buggers"). These aliens show an ant-like group...
New Age International, 2007. — 165 p. The book is intended for physicists. To facilitate the readers distinguish the two approaches to the study of topology, matters have been divided into two parts, viz., general topology and algebraic topology. The general topology introduces the classical notions of topology such as compactness, completeness, connectedness etc. and the...
John Wiley & Sons, 2007. - 482 pages
The purpose of this book is to present an intermediate and in-depth treatment of integrated and fiber optics. In addition to the basic transmission properties of dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, the book also covers the basic principles of directional couplers, guided-wave gratings, arrayed-waveguide gratings and fiber optic...
Routledge, 2015. — 348 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138-79274-6; ISBN: 978-1-315-71464-6. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, policymakers as well as academicians have been seeking to fathom why subsequent recoveries remain tenuous. Other outstanding issues that they have been trying to understand include: why do some economies grow faster than others? How should the exchange rate...
Information Science Reference, 2010. - 380 pages
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the emerging optical access network solutions that promise to cater for current and predicted future voice, data and video services needs, and ultimately change the way we experience broadband. With a thematically wide selection of chapters that are written by renowned researchers of...
McGraw-Hill, 2009. - 401 pages
The purpose of this book is to help the reader understand the details in planning and implementing fiber optic networks.
Both short-reach and long-haul transmission links are discussed. All major fiber planning parameters are reviewed with appropriate background theory and practical design calculations. Guidelines are provided for planning both...
IGI Global, 2017. — 369 p. — ISBN: 9781522507413; ISBN: 9781522507420. The research contained in the various chapters of this book provide a depth of technical insight into IoT cybersecurity, information leakage, trusted computing, data security and privacy, and several other salient and timely topics. This book is to provide frontier research to include cases that are timely...
Springer, 2008. - 563 pages
The objective of this book is to provide timely and comprehensive coverage of the principles, technology, practice, and future of traffic grooming in optical networks. Traffic grooming considerations are already shaping new switch designs and standards, including next generation Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH)...
PlutoPress, London, 2014. — 305 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7453-3279-6; ISBN: 978-0-7453-3278-9; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4909-4; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4911-7; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4910-0. The Conundrum of Russian Capitalism looks at the nature of Russian capitalism following the fall of the Soviet Union, showing how the system originated in the degenerated Soviet bureaucracy and the pressures of global...
The MIT Press, 2001. — 356 p. — ISBN 978-0262550420. Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth,...
Cambridge University Press, 2016. — 191 p. — (Cambridge Philosophy Classics). — ISBN: 978-1-107-14202-2. Sour Grapes aims to subvert orthodox theories of rational choice through the study of forms of irrationality. Dr Elster begins with an analysis of the notation of rationality, to provide the background and terms for the subsequent discussions, which cover irrational...
Infinity Science Press LLC, 2008. — 593 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7637-8290-0, ISBN: 978-1-934015-32-2. This book presents an updated treatment of the dynamics of particles and particle systems suitable for students preparing for advanced study of physics and closely related fields, such as astronomy and the applied engineering sciences. Compared to older books on this subject, the...
Wiley, 2017. — 486 p. — ISBN: 1119088127. This book is a contemporary overview of selected topics in fiber optics. It focuses on the latest research results on light wave manipulation using nonlinear optical fibers, with the aim of capturing some of the most innovative developments on this topic. The book scope covers both fundamentals and applications from both theoretical and...
2nd edition. — Oxford University Press, 2004. — 521 p. The second edition of Volcanoes discusses the impact of volcanic eruptions on the Earth's environment-a cause of debate and extensive research by leading academics worldwide. Featuring excellent illustrations, the text includes a new chapter on volcanic hazards, which looks at complex scientific and sociological issues...
2009 г. 1082 с.
Наиболее полное пособие по написанию .NET 3.5 приложений на C++/CLI (managed C++).
This book is about writing .NET 3.5 applications using C++/CLI. You’ll cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. In the end, you’ll be proficient at developing .NET applications, be they console applications, Windows applications, Windows services, Web applications, or Web...
Routledge, 2019. — 175 p. — (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy). — ISBN: 978-0-429-19936-3. "Humanity and nature have been defended on many sides from the onslaught of science and technology, but in this book Frodeman expertly confronts what is arguably the greatest challenge of them all, transhumanism." – Steve Fuller, Author of Humanity 2.0, University of Warwick,...
9-е издание, исправленное и дополненное. - М.:Высшая школа, 1964. — 548 с. OCR. Материал излагается на английском языке, подкрепляется множеством примеров. Есть практическая часть - 100 страниц упражнений по отдельным темам. Для изучающих язык, начиная с уровня Advanced. Учебник отлично зарекомендовал себя при теоретическом рассмотрении и практической отработке "тонких...
Crown Publishers, 2015. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8041-3669-3. eISBN 978-0-8041-3670-9. A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Best Book of 2015 "The most important book on decision making since Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow." —Jason Zweig, The Wall Street Journal Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy,...
Springer, 2016. — 291 p. — ISBN: 9783319290683. This book explains why the current education model, which was developed in the 19th century to meet the needs of industrial expansion, is obsolete. It points to the need for a new approach to education designed to prepare young people for global uncertainty, accelerating change and unprecedented complexity.The book offers a new...
SPIE Press, 2013. — 430 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8194-9254-8 This book provides a faithful and robust simulation of the optical and visual performances of the human eye for axial vision of distant objects in a variety of visual conditions. The author moves from intrinsically theoretical aspects (the optical and neurophysical models of the eye) to include a great number of experimental...
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. — 448 p. — ISBN-13 978-0865478008. We like to imagine that medicine is based on evidence and the results of fair testing and clinical trials. In reality, those tests and trials are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors who write prescriptions for everything from antidepressants to cancer drugs to heart medication are familiar...
Second Edition. — Rethinking Schools, Milwaukee, WI, 2013. — 300 p. — ISBN: 978-0-942961-55-3. In this expanded and updated edition of Rethinking Mathematics more than 50 articles show how to weave social justice issues throughout the mathematics curriculum, as well as how to integrate mathematics into other curricular areas. Rethinking Mathematics offers teaching ideas, lesson...
World Scientific Publishing, 2014. — 239 p. — ISBN: 978-9814508971. There is a lack of knowledge on how corporations in Asia develop strategies, organize their work processes and deal with competition. Western managers and business students need to know more about Asian corporations and their management styles. Learning about Asia, however, has always been a challenging task....
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2016. - 264 p. - ISBN: 9780262034401 In Pirate Philosophy , Gary Hall considers whether the fight against the neoliberal corporatization of higher education in fact requires scholars to transform their own lives and labor. Is there a way for philosophers and theorists to act not just for or with the antiausterity and student protestors --...
PlutoBooks, London, 2013. — 249 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7453-3331-1; ISBN: 978-0-7453-3330-4; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4966-7; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4968-1; ISBN: 978-1-8496-4967-4. Capitalist growth is widely heralded as the only answer to the crisis still sweeping the global economy. Yet the era of corporate globalisation has been defined by unprecedented levels of inequality and environmental...
3rd Edition. — The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2018. — 882 p. — (IET professional applications of computing series 20). — ISBN: 978-1-78561-554-2 ; ISBN: 978-1-78561-555-9. Systems Modelling Language (SysML) is a tailored version of the unified modelling language (UML) that meets the needs of today's systems engineering professionals and engineers. It supports...
World Scientific Publishing, 2015. — 267 p. — ISBN: 978-9814596381. Confucian Culture and Democracy represents a comprehensive effort to examine the linkages between Confucian culture and democracy. Building on the empirical evidence from South Korea and Taiwan, and examining semi-democratic societies with extensive experiences in electoral politics like Singapore and Hong...
Elsevier, 1999. - 163 pages
The purpose of this book is to explain how signals are transmitted over significant distances using waves. A significant distance in this context is long compared to the wavelengths involved.
The subject is inherently mathematical, but a great deal of qualitative explanation is included to complement the mathematics.
The level of knowledge...
DOUBLEDAY, 2005. - 428 pages
In Parallel Worlds , Kaku presents many of the leading theories in physics; from Newtonian physics to Relativity to Quantum Physics to String theory and even into the newest version of string theory, called M-theory. He makes available to the reader a comprehensive description of many of the more compelling theories in physics, including many...
The Internet Society (ISOC), 2015. — 53 p. The Internet of Things is an emerging topic of technical, social, and economic significance. This overview document is designed to help the Internet Society community navigate the dialogue surrounding the Internet of Things in light of the competing predictions about its promises and perils. Five key IoT issue areas are examined to...
Springer, 2008. - 294 pages
In the last few years, we have also witnessed an increase in network attacks as a result of store and forward computer-based nodes. These attacks have many malicious objectives: harvest someone else’s data, impersonate another user, cause denial of service, destroy files, and more. As a result, a new field in communication is becoming important,...
На английском языке, сборник произведений с 1974 по 1990 год. (все - в формате PDF). 1974 Carrie / Кэрри. 1975 'Salem's Lot / Жребий. 1977 The Shining / Сияние. 1978 Night Shift / Ночная смена. 1979 The Dead Zone / Мёртвая зона. 1980 Firestarter / Воспламеняющая взглядом. 1981 Cujo / Куджо. 1981 Danse Macabre / Пляска смерти. 1982 Different Seasons / Четыре сезона. 1983...
На английском языке, сборник произведений с 1991 по 2008 год. (все - в формате PDF). 1991 Needful Things / Нужные вещи. 1992 Gerald's Game / Игра Джералда. 1993 Dolores Claiborne / Долорес Клэйборн. 1993 Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Ночные кошмары и фантастические видения. 1994 Insomnia / Бессонница. 1995 Rose Madder / Роза Марена. 1996 Desperation / Безнадёга. 1996 The Green...
Yale University Press, 2014. - 276 pp. ISBN: 978-0-300-18194-4 Vice is endemic to Western capitalism, according to this fascinating, wildly entertaining, often startling history of modern finance. Ian Klaus’s Forging Capitalism demonstrates how international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted not only by gentlemen as a noble pursuit but also by connivers,...
CRC Press, 2006. - 389 pages
Subjects covered in the book:
History of Polymer Optical Fibers
Light Propagation in a Fiber Waveguide
Fabricating Fibers
Theory of Refractive Index and Loss
Characterization Techniques and Properties
Transmission, Light Sources, and Amplifiers
Optical Switching
Structured Fibers and Specialty Applications
Smart Fibers and Materials...
RAND Corporation, 2009. - 227 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8330-4404-4. Since the end of the Cold War, there has been growing interest in improving the nation’s ability to employ various forms of “soft power” — capabilities that might allow the United States to effectively influence the attitudes and behavior of particular foreign audiences while minimizing or avoiding combat entirely. The...
W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. — 276 p. — ISBN-13 978-0393313710. The elites — those who "control the international flow of money and information, preside over philanthropic foundations and institutions of higher learning, manage the instruments of cultural production and thus the terms of public debate...have lost faith in the values, or what remains of them, of the West" (p....