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David J. Brown

    Bridges : three thousand years of defying nature
    Access to scientific research
    Breaking the Trance of Stress: A Guide to Balance In Your Personal and Professional Life
    Flesh of a fraud: The lies we tell ourselves
    Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse
    Bridges
    • Bridges

      • 176pages
      • 7 heures de lecture
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      Gloriously illustrated with dozens of color photographs, working diagrams, and blueprints, Bridges celebrates the extraordinary artistic and engineering achievement that went into the building of more than 100 great bridges throughout the world.

      Bridges
    • In "Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse," David Jay Brown interviews notable thinkers like Ram Dass and Noam Chomsky, exploring consciousness, technology, and psychic phenomena. This collection blends scientific inquiry and philosophical musings, providing captivating discussions and insights from influential leaders.

      Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse
    • True life drama and suspense. A broken man who appears well adjusted, rescues and mentors eight people who are floundering and about to destroy themselves. Fear is their enemy, fear is also their comfort.

      Flesh of a fraud: The lies we tell ourselves
    • Access to scientific research

      Challenges Facing Communications in STM

      The debate about access to scientific research raises questions about the current effectiveness of scholarly communication processes. This book explores, from an independent point of view, the current state of the STM publishing market, new publishing technologies and business models as well as the information habit of researchers, the politics of research funders, and the demand for scientific research as a public good.

      Access to scientific research
    • From the enduring masonry of imperial Rome and delicate wooden structures of ancient Japan, to the great steel constructions of the present day, this illustrated study celebrates the development of bridge technology. 20,000 first printing.

      Bridges : three thousand years of defying nature
    • 4. überarbeitete Neuauflage Brücken besitzen seit jeher eine faszinierende Anziehungskraft. Gebaut aus Stein, Eisen, Beton oder aus neueren Baustoffen wie Kunststoff, Aluminium oder Glas, überspannen sie häufig schon seit Jahrhunderten Flüsse, Meere und Täler. Sie sind Zeugnisse der technischen Errungenschaften und architektonische Meisterleistungen ihrer jeweiligen Epoche. In diesem Buch werden über 100 der schönsten und bekanntesten Brücken aus aller Welt vorgestellt – von den römischen Aquädukten über die Brooklyn Bridge in New York bis zur Öresund-Brücke zwischen Dänemark und Schweden. Neben spannendem Hintergrundwissen und Geschichten aus der Entstehungszeit der Brücke gibt es ausführliche Informationen über Baumeister, Bauzeit, Material und Größe.

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