Faster Than Sound

Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : Haynes Manuals
ISBN 13 : 9780857331458
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faster Than Sound written by Bill Gunston and published by Haynes Manuals. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the thrilling story of how test pilots in the USA and UK first pierced the sound barrier in the late 1940s. Much has happened since then, and as recently as 2003 thousands of fare-paying passengers were routinely enjoying intercontinental air travel at speeds of up to Mach 2. The author describes in accessible style the rules and ......

Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : Haynes Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781852603175
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faster Than Sound written by Bill Gunston and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of aviation looks at the theory and implications of the speed of sound and the concept of the sound barrier, together with examining man's attempts to break this barrier. This book covers all aspects of supersonic aircraft - research, military and transport planes - as well as aerospace machines that can operate from ordinary airfields yet fly to the moon, of which the Space Shuttle is an early example. Bill Gunston is the author of Plane Speaking: A Personal View of Aviation History, Giants of the Sky: The Biggest aeroplanes of all Time and Rolls-Royce Aero Engines.

Author : Jeff Fuerst
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780439683883
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 763 M.P.H. written by Jeff Fuerst and published by Scholastic Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Who has the fastest car in the world?"--Back cover.

Author : Rodney A Brooks
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fields of Color written by Rodney A Brooks and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fields of Color explains Quantum Field Theory to a lay audience without equations. It shows how this often overlooked theory resolves the weirdness of Quantum Mechanics and the paradoxes of Relativity. The third edition contains a new solution to the measurement problem ("the most controversial problem in physics today") and shows the quantum basis for Einstein's famous E = mc2.

Author : Maggie Testa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481421387
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Book of Dragons written by Maggie Testa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of DreamWorks Dragons will love this deluxe storybook that features details of many dragons, similar to the Book of Dragons the Riders use. This is the ultimate source of information on dragons for the ultimate dragons fan! From the observations of Bork the Bold to Hiccup’s additions for the Dragon Academy, this book gathers all the facts, figures, and secrets that the Vikings have learned about dragons through the ages. A necessary book for every Dragons aficionado! How To Train Your Dragon © 2014 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.

Author : Trevor Cox
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039324282X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World written by Trevor Cox and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lucid and passionate case for a more mindful way of listening. . . . Anyone who has ever clapped, hollered or yodeled at an echo will delight in [Cox’s] zestful curiosity.”—New York Times Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers, Cox now revels in exotic noises—creaking glaciers, whispering galleries, stalactite organs, musical roads, humming dunes, seals that sound like alien angels, and a Mayan pyramid that chirps like a bird. With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound’s surprising dynamics in everyday settings—from your bedroom to the opera house. The Sound Book encourages us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us.

Author : Trendy Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781693285165
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We All Know That Light Travels Faster Than Sound That's Why Certain People Appear Bright Until You Hear Them Speak written by Trendy Press and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny quotes NotebookBrainy quotes JournalSarcastic quotes Diaries

Author : Mike Goldsmith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191018082
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sound: A Very Short Introduction written by Mike Goldsmith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this Very Short Introduction Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in different contexts, covering the audible and inaudible, sound underground and underwater, accoustic and electric, and hearing in humans and animals. He also considers the problem of sound out of place - noise and its reduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Albert Einstein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691207291
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Quotable Einstein written by Albert Einstein and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotations ever published Here is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features 400 additional quotes, bringing the total to roughly 1,600 in all. This ultimate edition includes new sections—"On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection"—as well as a chronology of Einstein’s life and accomplishments, Freeman Dyson’s authoritative foreword, and new commentary by Alice Calaprice. In The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, readers will also find quotes by others about Einstein along with quotes attributed to him. Every quotation in this informative and entertaining collection is fully documented, and Calaprice has carefully selected new photographs and cartoons to introduce each section. Features 400 additional quotations Contains roughly 1,600 quotations in all Includes new sections on children, race and prejudice, and Einstein’s poetry Provides new commentary Beautifully illustrated The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotes ever published

Author : Thomas Dolby
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250071917
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Speed of Sound written by Thomas Dolby and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art. Thomas Dolby’s hit songs “She Blinded Me with Science” and “Hyperactive!” catapulted him to international fame in the early 80’s. A pioneer of New Wave and Electronica, Thomas combined a love for invention with a passion for music, and the result was a new sound that defined an era of revolutionary music. But as record company politics overshadow the joy of performing, Thomas finds a surprising second act. Starting out in a rat-infested London bedsit, a teenage Thomas Dolby stacks boxes by day at the grocery and tinkers with a homemade synthesizer at night while catching the Police at a local dive bar, swinging by the pub to see the unknown Elvis Costello and starting the weekend with a Clash show at a small night club. London on the eve of the 1980s is a hotbed for music and culture, and a new sound is beginning to take shape, merging technology with the musical energy of punk rock. Thomas plays keyboards in other bands’ shows, and with a bit of luck finds his own style, quickly establishing himself on the scene and recording break out hits that take radio, MTV and dance clubs by storm. The world is now his oyster, and sold out arenas, world tours, even a friendship with Michael Jackson become the fabric of his life. But as the record industry flounders and disillusionment sets in, Thomas turns his attention to Hollywood. Scoring films and computer games eventually leads him to Silicon Valley and a software startup that turns up the volume on the digital music revolution. His company barely survives the dotcom bubble but finally even the mavericks at Apple, Microsoft, Netscape and Nokia see the light. By 2005, two-thirds of the world’s mobile phones embed his Beatnik software. Life at the zenith of a tech empire proves to be just as full of big personalities, battling egos and roller-coaster success as his days spent at the top of the charts. THE SPEED OF SOUND is the story of an extraordinary man living an extraordinary life, a single-handed quest to make peace between art and the digital world.