Author: Robert W. MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780964519138
Category : Clinical medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Book of Honor
Author: Ted GupPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385495412
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country. In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only name thirty-five of them, however. Undeterred by claims that revealing the identities of these "nameless stars" might compromise national security, Ted Gup sorted through thousands of documents and interviewed over 400 CIA officers in his attempt to bring their long-hidden stories to light. The result of this extraordinary work of investigation is a surprising glimpse at the real lives of secret agents, and an unprecedented history of the most compelling—and controversial—department of the US government.
Romancing His Heart
Author: Avery MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737565239
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Loki I'm a highly trained special operative tasked with taking down the East Coast's most dangerous man-my father. She's a bubbly, timid, overly inquisitive romance author with an aversion to true love. And she's now under my protection. As our worlds collide, we're forced into hiding while I piece together who's chasing us. But, sitting in a one-room cabin with Sloane Camden has me catching feelings I have no business having. When I finally give in to temptation, the sparks we've been dancing around engulf us in flames. Will our time together be enough to tear down her walls? Or will old insecurities have her running before we even begin? Sloane I write romance; I don't live it. As far as I'm concerned, happily ever after is best left in storybooks where they can't hurt you. But spending time alone with the insufferable Loki Kane has me questioning all I thought I knew. Long days turn into hot nights, and before long, the line between fiction and reality becomes blurred. He has a way of making me see the light even in the darkest of days. For the first time in my life, I'm wondering, what if? When the walls of his past close in, will I be strong enough to fight for us? Or will I run before he can leave me too?
Author: John C. MaxwellMaxwell's Equations
Author: Paul G. HurayPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470549904
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
An authoritative view of Maxwell's Equations that takes theory to practice Maxwell's Equations is a practical guide to one of the most remarkable sets of equations ever devised. Professor Paul Huray presents techniques that show the reader how to obtain analytic solutions for Maxwell's equations for ideal materials and boundary conditions. These solutions are then used as a benchmark for solving real-world problems. Coverage includes: An historical overview of electromagnetic concepts before Maxwell and how we define fundamental units and universal constants today A review of vector analysis and vector operations of scalar, vector, and tensor products Electrostatic fields and the interaction of those fields with dielectric materials and good conductors A method for solving electrostatic problems through the use of Poisson's and Laplace's equations and Green's function Electrical resistance and power dissipation; superconductivity from an experimental perspective; and the equation of continuity An introduction to magnetism from the experimental inverse square of the Biot-Savart law so that Maxwell's magnetic flux equations can be deduced Maxwell's Equations serves as an ideal textbook for undergraduate students in junior/senior electromagnetics courses and graduate students, as well as a resource for electrical engineers.
Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon
Author: Matthew StanleyPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022616490X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
During the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a naturalistic one. It is generally assumed that this shift occurred because naturalistic science was distinct from and superior to theistic science. Yet as Huxley’s Church and Maxwell’s Demon reveals, most of the methodological values underlying scientific practice were virtually identical for the theists and the naturalists: each agreed on the importance of the uniformity of natural laws, the use of hypothesis and theory, the moral value of science, and intellectual freedom. But if scientific naturalism did not rise to dominance because of its methodological superiority, then how did it triumph? Matthew Stanley explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Both were deeply engaged in the methodological, institutional, and political issues that were crucial to the theistic-naturalistic transformation. What Stanley’s analysis of these figures reveals is that the scientific naturalists executed a number of strategies over a generation to gain control of the institutions of scientific education and to reimagine the history of their discipline. Rather than a sudden revolution, the similarity between theistic and naturalistic science allowed for a relatively smooth transition in practice from the old guard to the new.
Maxwell's Inspection
Author: M.J. TrowPublisher: Allison & Busby
ISBN: 0749011505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
There comes a time in every teacher's life when he must face his Nemesis - the four-yearly Ofsted inspection. The team arrives at Leighford High one glorious summer and proceeds to stick its collective nose into classrooms various, including that of Head of Sixth Form, Peter Maxwell. Just when the atmosphere at the High School has become decidedly fraught, one of the inspectors is found stabbed to death and the shadow of suspicion falls upon Headteacher, James Diamond. Aided by his inside informant, lover DS Jacquie Carpenter, Maxwell sets out to prove that his colleague is innocent. And the only way to do it is to take on the inspectors one by one...
The Road to Maxwell's Demon
Author: Meir HemmoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139576879
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Time asymmetric phenomena are successfully predicted by statistical mechanics. Yet the foundations of this theory are surprisingly shaky. Its explanation for the ease of mixing milk with coffee is incomplete, and even implies that un-mixing them should be just as easy. In this book the authors develop a new conceptual foundation for statistical mechanics that addresses this difficulty. Explaining the notions of macrostates, probability, measurement, memory, and the arrow of time in statistical mechanics, they reach the startling conclusion that Maxwell's Demon, the famous perpetuum mobile, is consistent with the fundamental physical laws. Mathematical treatments are avoided where possible, and instead the authors use novel diagrams to illustrate the text. This is a fascinating book for graduate students and researchers interested in the foundations and philosophy of physics.
Author: Shari BeckerMaxwell's Equations and the Principles of Electromagnetism
Author: Richard FitzpatrickPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1934015202
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Designed for upper division electro- magnetism courses or as a reference for electrical engineers & scientists, this is an introduction to Maxwell's equations & electromagnetic waves. Further discusses electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction, etc., in the light of those equations. Discussion of vector field theory included.
