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  Quantum Steampunk - The Physics...

  Nicole Yunger Halpern

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  Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of reality by peering at minute matters, down to the momentum of a single particle.In her exciting new book, Harvard physicist Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern introduces these concepts with what she calls "quantum steampunk," after the fantastical genre that pairs futuristic technologies with Victorian sensibilities. While listeners follow the adventures of a rag-tag steampunk crew on trains, dirigibles, and automobiles, they explore questions such as, "Can quantum physics revolutionize engines?" and "What deeper secrets can quantum information reveal about the trajectory of time?"Yunger Halpern also describes her own adventures in the quantum universe and provides an insider's look at the work of the scientists obsessed with its technological promise. Quantum Steampunk explores the field's aesthetic, shares its whimsy, and gazes into the potential of a quantum future. The result is a blast for fans of science, science fiction, and fantasy.

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  The Intern Blues - The Timeless...

  Robert Marion

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  While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears, insecurities, and constant fatigue. Their stories are harrowing and often funny; their personal triumph is unforgettable.This updated edition of The Intern Blues includes a new preface from the author discussing the status of medical training in America today and a new afterword updating the reader on the lives of the three young interns who first shared their stories with readers more than a decade ago.

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  Astronomy II - Stars Galaxies...

  James Kaler

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  As huge and prominent as it appears to us, our planet  and solar system are but small parts of our galaxy, a  massive assembly that spatters the sky with billions of  stars and that extends away from us for tens of thousands  of light years. And this galaxy of ours is in turn  but a small portion of the universe of trillions of other  galaxies that reaches outward for billions of light years,  back to the dawn of time.  This course places our local solar system into the  greater context to show where it all came from and  what its fate may be. We will study our sun and its  interior, learn about stellar red giants, white dwarfs,  neutron stars, and black holes, and encounter the  mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. We explore  the natures of the stars, what different kinds there are,  what makes them shine, how they are born, and how  they die, some with a whimper, others with explosions  that rock the cosmos. We then look to our galaxy of  stars, and then to the great variety of other galaxies, to  their clusters, and to their fiery interactions and collisions.  Finally, we encounter the universe as a whole,  the collection of all there is, which is still expanding  from its Big Bang origin of nearly 14 billion years ago.

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  The Ecology of Everyday Things

  Mark Everard

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  For many people, ecosystems may be a remote concept, yet we eat, drink, breathe and interface with them in every moment of our lives. In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr. Mark Everard considers a diversity of "everyday things", including fascinating facts about their ecological origins: from the tea we drink, to the things we wear, read and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by germs and "unappealing creatures" such as slugs and wasps.In today's society, we are so umbilically connected to ecosystems that we fail to notice them, and this oversight blinds us to the unsustainability of everyday life and the industries and policy environment that supports it. The Ecology of Everyday Things takes the listener on an enlightening, fascinating voyage of discovery, all the while soundly rooted in robust science. It will stimulate awareness about how connected we all are to the natural world and its processes, and how important it is to learn to better treat our environment. Ideal for use in undergraduate—and school-level teaching, it will also interest, educate, engage and enthuse a wide range of less technical audiences.

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  Your Universe and You - Paradigm...

  Dr. Edgar Mitchell

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  In this profound recording, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the sixth person to walk on the moon and the founder of The Institute of Noetic Sciences, challenges us to re-think our place in the universe and our role in its unfolding. Excerpt from recording: "The evidence is clear that we are an evolving, creating, self organizing, learning universe and…that instead of being passive participants in this play we are the major actors and have been all along. We just forgot who and what we are.”

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  Getting Started in Small...

  Veechi Curtis MBA

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  So, you've decided to take the plunge into being an entrepreneur. (Congratulations, by the way!) Do you need advice about business structures, marketing, hiring employees, keeping the books or modelling financial scenarios? You can do it all, with Getting Started in Small Business For Dummies. Turn your bright idea into a real-world success and have fun while you're at it!Planning is the trick for succeeding in small business. This process needn't be daunting, especially if you can get the timing right, pick a strategy that works, and chart a sound financial course. And if your best-laid plans go sideways, there's always hope, and a practical way forward, in this book. Getting Started in Small Business For Dummies will help you decide whether small business ownership is right for you, and assess the viability of your business idea; devise a clear strategy so you can get ahead of the competition; master the marketing must-haves to build a successful brand; find that extra bit of profit with smart business decisions; and hire the right employees and build a winning team.This latest edition is fully updated to respond to Australia's rapidly changing business environment, delivering an easy-to-understand guide which will help you get your business off the ground!

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