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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Tunnel Design Methods covers analytical, numerical, and empirical
methods for the design of tunnels in soil and in rock. The material
is intended for design engineers looking for detailed methods, for
graduate students who are interested in tunnelling, and for
researchers working on various aspects of ground-support
interaction under static and seismic loading. The book is divided
into seven chapters, covering fundamental concepts on ground and
support behavior and on ground-excavation-support interaction and
provides detailed information on analytical and numerical methods
used for the design of tunnels, with applications, and on the
latest developments on empirical methods. The principles and
formulations included are used, throughout the book, to provide
insight into the response of tunnels under both simple and complex
loading conditions, thus providing the reader with fundamental
understanding of tunnel behavior. Both authors have experience in
tunnelling and have worked extensively in practice, designing
tunnels both in the United States and abroad, and in research.
Originally published in 1938 by Cambridge University Press, The
Evolution of Physics traces the development of ideas in physics, in
a manner suitable for any reader. Written by famed physicist Albert
Einstein and Leopold Infeld, this latest edition includes a new
introduction from modern Einstein biographer, Walter Isaacson.
Using this work to push his realist approach to physics in defiance
of much of quantum mechanics, Einstein's The Evolution of Physics
was published to great popularity and was featured in a Time
magazine cover story. A classic work for any student of physics or
lover of Albert Einstein, The Evolution of Physics can be enjoyed
by any and should be celebrated by all.
Over the last decade, the topic of prospective memory - the
encoding, storage and delayed retrieval of intended actions - has
attracted much interest, and this is reflected in a rapidly growing
body of literature: 350 scientific articles have been published on
this topic since the appearance of the first edited book in 1996.
In addition to the quantity, the quality and diversity of
approaches to research in the field has also developed rapidly.
Prospective Memory provides an accessible, integrated guide to the
expanded literature on the topic. While many of the authors also
contributed to the 1996 book and can be regarded as the founders of
current prospective memory research, other contributions come from
authors who are relatively new to the field and who are examining
broader aspects of prospective memory and, as a result, extending
our understanding of it. Besides more generally reviewing the
expanded literature, all authors have been encouraged to consider
future directions for research and to raise questions that they
believe all researchers in this area will need to address. The book
is divided into four sections that together provide a broad and
deep introduction to the cognitive, neuroscience, developmental,
and applied aspects of prospective memory. Following the model of
the first prospective memory volume, prominent memory researchers
evaluate the papers in each section and comment more generally on
the state of prospective memory research in the four major areas
targeted.
Time's 'Man of the Century', Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics. His theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this short book Einstein explains, using the minimum of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory which has shaped the world we live in today. Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on relativity, this remains the most popular and useful exposition of Einstein's immense contribution to human knowledge. eBook available with sample pages: 0203518926
A new, popular edition with a clear introduction, Special
& General Relativity by Albert Einstein contains his core
paper, 'Relativity, The Special & The General Theory: A Popular
Exposition', which established his reputation as one of the
greatest thinkers of our (and perhaps any) age. Also included are
two of the Princeton University lectures he gave to explain his
findings in more detail, on 'The Meaning of Relativity', as well as
the early paper which led to his famous equation E = mc2. The FLAME
TREE Foundations series features core publications which together
have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with
cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be
both accessible and informative.
A marvelously annotated and illustrated edition of Einstein's South
America travel diary In the spring of 1925, Albert Einstein
embarked on an extensive lecture tour of Argentina before
continuing on to Uruguay and Brazil. In his travel diary, the
preeminent scientist and humanitarian icon recorded his immediate
impressions and broader reflections on the people he encountered
and the locations he visited. Some of the most confounding passages
reveal his uncensored views on his host nations. This edition makes
available the complete journal Einstein kept on his three-month
journey. In these remarkable pages, Einstein enthuses about the
stunning vistas of lush vegetation in Rio de Janeiro. His flight in
the skies over Buenos Aires thrills him, and he enjoys the cozy
atmosphere of Montevideo. He expresses genuine admiration for the
Uruguayans, harsh condescension toward the Argentinians, and
ambivalent affection for the Brazilians. The illustrious visitor
seeks calm refuge on the long ocean voyages, far from the madding
crowds of Europe, but the grueling lecture schedule and the
adoration of the local masses exhaust him. This edition features
stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages accompanied by an English
translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous
illustrations, and editorial annotations. Supplementary materials
include letters, postcards, statements, and speeches as well as a
chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon
places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both
the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the
rise of professional gaming has shaped-and been shaped by-media
trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be
classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors
from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in order to provide a
broad view of the history, experience, and impact of professional
gaming. Scholars of media studies, communication, sports, and
cultural studies will find this book especially useful.
Why is reality television flourishing in today's expanding media
market? Religion and Reality TV: Faith in Late Capitalism argues
that the reality genre offers answers to many of life's urgent
questions: Why am I important? What gives my life meaning? How do I
present my best self to the world? Case studies address these
questions by examining religious representations through late
capitalist lenses, including the maintenance of the self, the
commodification of the sacred, and the performance of authenticity.
The book's fourteen essays explore why religious themes proliferate
in reality TV, audiences' fascination with "lived religion," and
the economics that make religion and reality TV a successful
pairing. Chapters also consider the role of race, gender, and
religion in the production and reception of programming. Religion
and Reality TV provides a framework for understanding the
intersection of celebrity, media attention, beliefs, and values.
The book will be of interest to students and scholars of religion
and media studies, communication, American studies, and popular
culture.
Devoted exclusively to prospective memory, this volume organizes
the research and thoughts of the important contributors to the
field in one comprehensive resource. The chapter authors not only
focus on their own work, but also review other research areas and
address those where the methods and theories from the retrospective
memory literature are useful and where they fall short. Each
section is followed by at least one commentary written by a
prominent scholar in the field of memory. The commentators present
critical analyses of the chapters, note ideas that they found
particularly exciting, and use these ideas as a foundation on which
to elaborate their own views of prospective memory. This volume
will stimulate the thinking of active prospective memory
researchers, provide a coherent organization of the area for the
increasing number of people who are interested in prospective
memory but who are not yet actively conducting research in the
area, and serve as a book of readings for upper division seminars.
Over the last decade, the topic of prospective memory - the
encoding, storage and delayed retrieval of intended actions - has
attracted much interest, and this is reflected in a rapidly growing
body of literature: 350 scientific articles have been published on
this topic since the appearance of the first edited book in 1996.
In addition to the quantity, the quality and diversity of
approaches to research in the field has also developed rapidly.
Prospective Memory provides an accessible, integrated guide to the
expanded literature on the topic. While many of the authors also
contributed to the 1996 book and can be regarded as the founders of
current prospective memory research, other contributions come from
authors who are relatively new to the field and who are examining
broader aspects of prospective memory and, as a result, extending
our understanding of it. Besides more generally reviewing the
expanded literature, all authors have been encouraged to consider
future directions for research and to raise questions that they
believe all researchers in this area will need to address. The book
is divided into four sections that together provide a broad and
deep introduction to the cognitive, neuroscience, developmental,
and applied aspects of prospective memory. Following the model of
the first prospective memory volume, prominent memory researchers
evaluate the papers in each section and comment more generally on
the state of prospective memory research in the four major areas
targeted.
In a society overrun by commercial clutter, religion has become yet
another product sold in the consumer marketplace, and faiths of all
kinds must compete with a myriad of more entertaining and more
convenient leisure activities. Brands of Faith argues that in order
to compete effectively faiths have had to become brands - easily
recognizable symbols and spokespeople with whom religious prospects
can make immediate connections Mara Einstein shows how religious
branding has expanded over the past twenty years to create a
blended world of commerce and faith where the sacred becomes
secular and the secular sacred. In a series of fascinating case
studies of faith brands, she explores the significance of branded
church courses, such as Alpha and The Purpose Driven Life,
mega-churches, and the popularity of the televangelist Joel Olsteen
and television presenter Oprah Winfrey, as well as the rise of
Kaballah. She asks what the consequences of this religious
marketing will be, and outlines the possible results of religious
commercialism - good and bad. Repackaging religion - updating
music, creating teen-targeted bibles - is justifiable and
necessary. However, when the content becomes obscured, religion may
lose its unique selling proposition - the very ability to raise us
above the market.
"Media Diversity: Economics, Ownership, and the FCC" provides a
detailed analysis of the regulation of diversity and its impact on
the structure and practices within the broadcast television
industry. As deregulation is quickly changing the media landscape,
this volume puts the changing structure of the industry into
perspective through the use of an insider's point of view to
examine how policy and programming get made.
Author Mara Einstein blends her industry experience and academic
expertise to examine diversity as a media policy, suggesting that
it has been ineffective and is potentially outdated, as study after
study has found diversity regulations to be wanting. In addition to
reviewing diversity research on the impact of minority ownership,
regulation of cable and DBS, duopolies, ownership of multiple
networks and cross ownership of media on program content, Einstein
considers the financial interest and syndication rules as a case
study, due to their profound effects on the structure of the
television industry. She also poses questions from an economic
perspective on why the FCC regulates structure rather than content.
Through the presentation of her research results, she argues
persuasively that the consolidation of the media industry does not
affect the diversity of entertainment programming, a conclusion
with broad ramifications for all media and for future research
about media monopolies.
This volume serves as a defining work in its examination of the
intersection of regulation and economics with media content. It is
appropriate as a supplemental text in courses on communication
policy, broadcast economic and media management, broadcast
programming, political economy of the mass media, and media
criticism at the advanced and graduate level. It is also likely to
interest broadcast professionals, media policymakers, communication
lawyers, and academics. It is a must-read for all who are
interested in the media monopoly debate.
"Media Diversity: Economics, Ownership, and the FCC" provides a
detailed analysis of the regulation of diversity and its impact on
the structure and practices within the broadcast television
industry. As deregulation is quickly changing the media landscape,
this volume puts the changing structure of the industry into
perspective through the use of an insider's point of view to
examine how policy and programming get made.
Author Mara Einstein blends her industry experience and academic
expertise to examine diversity as a media policy, suggesting that
it has been ineffective and is potentially outdated, as study after
study has found diversity regulations to be wanting. In addition to
reviewing diversity research on the impact of minority ownership,
regulation of cable and DBS, duopolies, ownership of multiple
networks and cross ownership of media on program content, Einstein
considers the financial interest and syndication rules as a case
study, due to their profound effects on the structure of the
television industry. She also poses questions from an economic
perspective on why the FCC regulates structure rather than content.
Through the presentation of her research results, she argues
persuasively that the consolidation of the media industry does not
affect the diversity of entertainment programming, a conclusion
with broad ramifications for all media and for future research
about media monopolies.
This volume serves as a defining work in its examination of the
intersection of regulation and economics with media content. It is
appropriate as a supplemental text in courses on communication
policy, broadcast economic and media management, broadcast
programming, political economyof the mass media, and media
criticism at the advanced and graduate level. It is also likely to
interest broadcast professionals, media policymakers, communication
lawyers, and academics. It is a must-read for all who are
interested in the media monopoly debate.
Devoted exclusively to prospective memory, this volume organizes
the research and thoughts of the important contributors to the
field in one comprehensive resource. The chapter authors not only
focus on their own work, but also review other research areas and
address those where the methods and theories from the retrospective
memory literature are useful and where they fall short. Each
section is followed by at least one commentary written by a
prominent scholar in the field of memory. The commentators present
critical analyses of the chapters, note ideas that they found
particularly exciting, and use these ideas as a foundation on which
to elaborate their own views of prospective memory.
This volume will stimulate the thinking of active prospective
memory researchers, provide a coherent organization of the area for
the increasing number of people who are interested in prospective
memory but who are not yet actively conducting research in the
area, and serve as a book of readings for upper division
seminars.
The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert
Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable
scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe.
In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of
relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in
recognition of his remarkable achievements. In the same year he
travelled to the United States to give four lectures that
consolidated his theory and sought to explain its meaning to a new
audience. These lectures were published the following year as The
Meaning of Relativity, which he revised with each new edition until
his death. It remains a key work for anyone wishing to discover at
first hand the workings of one of the most inspiring minds of the
twentieth century.
A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on
relativity After completing the final version of his general theory
of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity.
Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most
lucid explanations of the special and general theories ever
written. This edition of Einstein's celebrated book features an
authoritative English translation of the text along with
commentaries by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jurgen Renn that examine the
evolution of Einstein's thinking and cast his ideas in a modern
context. Providing invaluable insight into one of the greatest
scientific minds of all time, the book also includes a unique
survey of the introductions from past editions, covers from
selected early editions, a letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein
discussing the book, and a revealing sample from Einstein's
original handwritten manuscript.
A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume
13 is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback
includes only select portions of Volume 13, it is not recommended
for purchase without the main volume.
Every document in "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein"
appears in the language in which it was written, and this
supplementary paperback volume presents the English translations of
select portions of non-English materials in Volume 13. This
translation does not include notes or annotation of the documentary
volume and is not intended for use without the original language
documentary edition which provides the extensive editorial
commentary necessary for a full historical and scientific
understanding of the documents.
After completing the final version of his general theory of
relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about
relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give an
exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who,
from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are
interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the
mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." The book remains
one of the most lucid explanations of the special and general
theories ever written. In the early 1920s alone, it was translated
into ten languages, and fifteen editions in the original German
appeared over the course of Einstein's lifetime. This new edition
of Einstein's celebrated book features an authoritative English
translation of the text along with an introduction and a reading
companion by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jurgen Renn that examines the
evolution of Einstein's thinking and casts his ideas in a broader
present-day context. A special chapter explores the history of and
the stories behind the early foreign-language editions in light of
the reception of relativity in different countries. This edition
also includes a survey of the introductions from those editions,
covers from selected early editions, a letter from Walther Rathenau
to Einstein discussing the book, and a revealing sample from
Einstein's handwritten manuscript. Published on the hundredth
anniversary of general relativity, this handsome edition of
Einstein's famous book places the work in historical and
intellectual context while providing invaluable insight into one of
the greatest scientific minds of all time.
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