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This clearly written thesis discusses the development of a highly
innovative single-photon source that uses active optical switching,
known as multiplexing, to increase the probability of delivering
photons into a single mode. Improving single-photon sources is
critical in advancing the state of the art in photonic quantum
technologies for information processing and communications.
This is the first full-scale study of the career of late-eighteenth
century entrepreneur William Duer. A member of the New York State
Convention and the Continental Congress, and Assistant to the
Secretary of the Treasury when the Federal government was
organized, Duer had a role in all the significant changes that
occurred during the revolutionary period. In addition, Duer was a
stock speculator, a land promoter, an army contractor, and
merchant. While he was Secretary to the Board of Treasury, Duer
floated the Scioto Land Comapny, one of the biggest speculations
ever attempted in the United States.
"‘Truth and Lies in Architecture’ delves deep into the soul of
architects and their work." — Naser Nader Ibrahim, Amazing
Architecture This is a collection of provocative essays that
journey into the vexed circumstance of contemporary architectural
practice. The nature of the great cultural, social, political,
environmental, and consumerist challenges facing the contemporary
architect are explored, interpreted, and questioned, while drawing
connections from architecture theory, philosophy, science,
literature, and film sources in an attempt to negotiate the
territory between the truth and lies in architecture. These essays
written by a leading Australian architect represent a level of
comprehensive critical awareness rarely found within the
architectural profession and one would be hard pressed to find
another comparable figure in contemporary architectural practice.
The entire argumentation is impressive, challenging, intellectually
at the highest level and beautifully written.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
I put together recollections in England that describe my early
years to retirement in 1988. Born in 1923 the world was reasonably
peaceful until 1939. WW2 started and I relate some encounters
during that conflict, while serving in the Navy. My profession as a
Naval Officer ended due to a war related disability in 1946, so a
civilian environment took over. Married, we moved to Zambia and
back farming. To Dublin managing a sail loft and Marine hardware;
and so to America, which had a quieter and more orderly atmosphere.
The memoirs describe those times, with some interesting side trips
on the way.
Serbian writer Danilo Kis was preoccupied with man's dehumanization
in a mechanized, totalitarian world. His dazzling fiction
established him as one of the most artful and eloquent authors of
postwar Europe. In this first collection of his non-fiction, Kis
displays the dynamic, sensitive, and insistently questioning
approach to the dilemmas of the modern world that distinguishes his
novels and stories and confirms his reputation as one of the most
important voices of our time.
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Skyplane (Paperback)
Richard Francis Jones, Lawrence Nield, Xing Ruan, Deborah van der Plaat
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R1,060
Discovery Miles 10 600
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Architecture's leading thinkers and practitioners examine both the
global phenomenon of the tall building and its adaptation to the
Asian-Pacific context in this detailed case study. The evershifting
profile of modern cities, coupled with a lack of comprehensive city
planning, pose important architectural and aesthetic questions
about towers' effects on culture and historic city centers.
Pressing concerns about environmental sustainability and building
economics are also addressed in this strikingly designed book,
which draws on a diverse array of examples, including the Dong
Towers of Southern China, high-rise housing in Hong Kong and
Australia, and the iconic towers of Seidler, PTW, Foster, Koolhaas,
Mayne and Ingenhoven & Architectus.
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