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"Explains how a new kind of independent production company, The Mirisch Company, remade Hollywood in the decade between the end of the studio system in the mid-50s and the emergence of the so-called "Movie Brats" (Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola and Lucas) some 15 years later"--

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Urban expert John Rossant and business journalist Stephen Baker look beyond the false promises of the past to examine the real future of transportation and the repercussions for the worlds cities, the global economy, the environment, and our individual lives.

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An award-winning nature writer weaves natural history and personal experience into the dramatic story of the last days of six North American bird species. With a compelling blend of science, history, politics, and memoir, Cokino draws on unpublished photographs and documents to make these long-vanished birds come alive.

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DescriptionNamed one of Library Journal's Best Sci-Tech Books in 1991, How the New Technology Works was praised as containing ...a wealth of basic information on the frontiers of high technology.

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one of the great entrepreneurial stories of our time" (Washington Post)

From the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, Peter Diamandis's singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, he set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time.

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Environmentalists often predict an Apocalypse is coming. The earth will heat up like a greenhouse. We will run out of energy. Overpopulation will lead to starvation and war. This book begins by asking whether planning is different for dangers that are truly apocalyptic, ones that could end life on the planet or at least modern economic prosperity.

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The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering--in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. Impossible Engineering takes an insightful and entertaining look at the mystery of its success as well as

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Examines how engineering leadership, technological change and economic development interact. The author argues that the USA is dominant in technological development, but behind in applying technology because of a lack of engineers in decision-making positions in industry and government.

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The most critical need second only to military support for the State of Israel is the economic expansion of its science-based industry--an industry that exploded in the 1970's due to a flood of public support for technological advancement.

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This text will guide fashion students through the garment construction process and provide the industry standard construction information needed.

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A framework for assessing the security risks of emerging dual-use technologies and devising tailored governance strategies is proposed and applied to contemporary case studies.

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This resource book for the media specialist or for use in the G/T classroom offers substantive information combined with an activity orientation that aims to "demystify space" for today's students. The text provides a comprehensive overview of the whole field of space science.

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This book brings together experts and analysts in international space policy from academia, government, and corporations, and from the technical and legal spheres. This volume provides a valuable mix of perspectives by experts examining the important issues of this new era of space exploration.

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Daniel Jacob addresses that problem by presenting a textbook on atmospheric chemistry for a one-semester course.

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Essays by historians and practioners on how invention can benefit the environment.

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Examines the technical and scientific concepts of biotechnology.

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